Schizophrenia as split personality/Jekyll and Hyde: The origins of the informal usage in the English language

McNally, Kieran

doi:10.1002/jhbs.20209

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“…It brings to mind a picture of a split identity, or a double consciousness (both concepts were popular in late 19th century psychology), where a sane self endures, soberly observing from the margins, while inside a strange and animal-like 'Other' tries to break out, threatening to take over. This metaphor seems to resonate with the popular view of schizophrenia as a "Jekyll and Hyde disorder", which implied a split between a rational persona and a beastly maniac (McNally 2007).…”

Section: The Mystery Of the Unconsciousmentioning

confidence: 85%

A Mind Trying to Right/Write Itself: Metaphors in Madness Narratives

Elran¹

2019

Humanities

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This article explores autobiographical madness narratives written by people with lived experience of psychosis, dated from the mid-19th century until the 1970s. The focus of the exploration is on the metaphors used in these narratives in order to communicate how the writers experienced and understood madness from within. Different metaphors of madness, such as going out of one’s mind, madness as an inner beast, another world, or a transformative journey are presented based on several autobiographical books. It is argued that these metaphors often represent madness as the negative picture of what it is to be human, while the narrative writing itself helps to restore a sense of belonging and personhood. The value and function of metaphors in illness and madness narratives is further discussed.

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Section: The Mystery Of the Unconsciousmentioning

confidence: 85%

A Mind Trying to Right/Write Itself: Metaphors in Madness Narratives

Elran¹

2019

Humanities

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“…There is no psychiatric condition called 'split personality disorder' and yet this terminology featured several times in the data. It is a term that is sometimes used to incorrectly refer to schizophrenia (McNally, 2007). Another issue to note is that it is not known how many cases of DID are not identified and yet may present in the police interview context.…”

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Investigative interviewing, dissociative identity disorder and the role of the Registered Intermediary

O’Mahony¹,

Milne

Smith³

2018

JFP

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Purpose: Intermediaries facilitate communication with many types of vulnerable witness during police investigative interviews. The purpose of this paper was to find out how intermediaries engage in their role in cases where the vulnerable witness presents with one type of vulnerability, namely, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Design / Methodology/ Approach: In phase one, data was obtained from the National Crime Agency Witness Intermediary Team to ascertain the demand for intermediaries in DID cases in England and Wales within a three-year period. In phase two of this study four intermediaries who had worked with witnesses with Dissociative Identity Disorder completed an in-depth questionnaire detailing their experience. Findings: Referrals for DID are currently incorporated within the category of Personality Disorder in the Witness Intermediary Team database. Ten definite DID referrals and a possible additional ten cases were identified within this three-year period. Registered Intermediary participants reported having limited experience and limited specific training in dealing with DID prior to becoming a registered intermediary. Furthermore, intermediaries reported the many difficulties that they experienced with DID cases in terms of how best to manage the emotional personalities that may present. Originality/value: This is the first published study where intermediaries have shared their experiences about DID cases. It highlights the complexities of obtaining a coherent account from such individuals in investigative interviews.

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“…As we shall see shortly Isador Coriat appears to partially follow this line of reasoning as early as 1914 (Coriat, 1914). With some, such as G. S. Hall, this line of interpretation even went as far as reaching Jekyll and Hyde (McNally, 2007). Many definitions follow a similar but different line of interpretation.…”

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Definitions of schizophrenia, 1908–1987: The failed essentialism

McNally

2011

Theory & Psychology

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This work examines the historical conceptualization of schizophrenia through definition from 1908–1987. Rather than reveal an essentialist definition of schizophrenia in North America, it reveals a history of varying and competing professional definitions. It demonstrates and historically contextualizes how widespread conceptual instability and disagreement over the nature of the concept gave rise to a new, but still contested, theoretical emphasis on operational definitions. As made manifest through definition, schizophrenia has not been a stable transhistorical object. Rather, the characteristic feature in schizophrenia definition appears to be instability and variance rather than stability or long historical periods of agreement. This analysis nevertheless cautions against overstating the importance of fluctuating definition in assessing the ontological status of contemporary interpretations of schizophrenia.

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Schizophrenia as split personality/Jekyll and Hyde: The origins of the informal usage in the English language

Cited by 12 publications

References 9 publications

A Mind Trying to Right/Write Itself: Metaphors in Madness Narratives

A Mind Trying to Right/Write Itself: Metaphors in Madness Narratives

Investigative interviewing, dissociative identity disorder and the role of the Registered Intermediary

Definitions of schizophrenia, 1908–1987: The failed essentialism

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