Dissociative identity state-dependent working memory in dissociative identity disorder: a controlled functional magnetic resonance imaging study.
Eline M VissiaAndrew J LawrenceSima ChalaviMechteld E GiesenNel DraijerEllert R S NijenhuisAndré AlemanDick J VeltmanAntje A T S ReindersPublished in: BJPsych open (2022)
Behavioural performance and neural activation patterns related to working memory in DID are dependent on the dissociative identities involved. The narrowed consciousness of trauma-related identity states, with a proneness to re-experiencing traumatising events, may relate to poorer working memory functioning.