Lucas reported to his therapist that he hears several voices in his head. Each voice seems different from his and they seem to talk to each other. Lucas's symptoms seem representative of which disorder?

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Lucas's symptoms of hearing several distinct voices that talk to each other suggest dissociative identity disorder (DID), which is characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states or identities within a single individual. These distinct identities may have their own names, ages, histories, and characteristics. Hearing voices, especially when they seem to have their own identities and interact with each other, aligns more closely with DID than with the symptoms typically associated with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or adjustment disorder.

Lucas Reported to His Therapist That He Hears Several Voices