Ferracuti S, Sacco R, Lazzari R
Department of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, University of Rome La Sapienza.
J Pers Assess. 1996 Jun;66(3):525-39. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa6603_4.
Although dissociative trance disorders, especially possession disorder, are probably more common than is usually though, precise clinical data are lacking. Ten persons undergoing exorcisms for devil trance possession state were studied with the Dissociative Disorders Diagnostic Schedule and the Rorschach test. These persons had many traits in common with dissociative identity disorder patients. They were overwhelmed by paranormal experiences. Despite claiming possession by a demon, most of them managed to maintain normal social functioning. Rorschach findings showed that these persons had a complex personality organization: Some of them displayed a tendency to oversimplify stimulus perception whereas others seemed more committed to psychological complexity. Most had severe impairment of reality testing, and 6 of the participants had an extratensive coping stile. In this group of persons reporting demon possession, dissociative trance disorder seems to be a distinct clinical manifestation of a dissociative continuum, sharing some features with dissociative identity disorder.
尽管分离性恍惚障碍，尤其是附体障碍，可能比通常认为的更为常见，但缺乏精确的临床数据。我们使用分离性障碍诊断量表和罗夏墨迹测验对10名因恶魔附体恍惚状态而接受驱魔仪式的人进行了研究。这些人与分离性身份障碍患者有许多共同特征。他们被超自然体验所困扰。尽管声称被恶魔附体，但他们中的大多数人仍能维持正常的社会功能。罗夏墨迹测验结果显示，这些人具有复杂的人格结构：其中一些人表现出过度简化刺激感知的倾向，而另一些人似乎更倾向于心理复杂性。大多数人在现实检验方面有严重障碍，6名参与者有一种过度广泛的应对方式。在这组报告恶魔附体的人中，分离性恍惚障碍似乎是分离连续体的一种独特临床表现，与分离性身份障碍有一些共同特征。
