Case Report: Trance in Mental Retardation
Mustafa M. Amin, Elmeida Effendy, Ferdinan Leo Sianturi, Munawir Saragih, Syaifuddin Nasution
Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences May 16, 2021 DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2021.6323 via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractA 32-year-old woman with mental retardation and dissociative trance disorder killed her five children while in a trance state. The case suggests that psychosocial stressors, trauma, underlying psychiatric conditions, culture, and communication influence trance conditions. Comorbidity between mental retardation and dissociative trance disorder is rarely reported. Further research is needed to understand these disorders and their comorbidity.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 1 |
| Population | 32-year-old woman with mental retardation and dissociative trance disorder |
| Keywords | Trance Medicine Psychosocial Psychiatry Consciousness |
| Citations | 2 |
| Key finding | Psychosocial stressors, trauma, underlying psychiatric conditions, culture, and communication influence trance conditions in a patient with comorbid mental retardation and dissociative trance disorder. |
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Mental retardation (MR) is a developmental condition that is associated with significant intellectual and adaptive behavioral limitations, whereas dissociative trance disorder (DTD) is a dissociative condition characterized by a temporary altered state of consciousness formed by one’s culture. Comorbidity between these two disorders has rarely been reported. CASE REPORT: We found a case of MR in a 32-year-old woman, Mrs. S, with a DTD who killed her five children during her trance. CONCLUSION: It was found that there is a relationship between psychosocial stressor factors, trauma, underlying psychiatric conditions, culture, and communication that influence trance conditions. Further research is needed to study and understand more about these disorders and comorbidities.