Case Report: Trance in Mental Retardation

Mustafa Mahmud Amin; Elmeida Effendy; Ferdinan Leo Sianturi; Munawir Saragih; Syaifuddin Nasution

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2021.6323

Authors

Mustafa Mahmud Amin Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Elmeida Effendy Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Ferdinan Leo Sianturi North Sumatera Province Psychiatric Hospital, RSJ Prof. Dr M. Ildrem, Medan, Indonesia
Munawir Saragih Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Syaifuddin Nasution Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8756-2097

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.6323

Keywords:

Dissociative trance disorder, Mental retardation, Intellectual disability

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.

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