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May 28, 1822 Bordeaux, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France Died on 16 Dec 1899 (aged 77)
French psychiatrist and surgeon
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About Étienne Eugène Azam
- Étienne Eugène Azam (28 May 1822 – 16 December 1899), full name Charles-Marie-Étienne-Eugène Azam, was a French surgeon from Bordeaux who is chiefly remembered for his work in psychology, particularly a case involving a female patient he named "Félida X" who seemed to have "alternating personalities", or what Azam referred to as doublement de la vie. Over a number of years Azam studied Félida's psychological profile and published three reports.
- He described Félida as a hysterical patient who had a serious and sad (normal) state, along with a merry and generous state.
- He analyzed these two states as two distinct, separate personalities that seemed to be unaware of the other.
- The case of Félida X is one of the earliest documented descriptions of what would later be called a multiple personality disorder.
- At the time, this situation garnered interest in the medical community, and created several puzzling questions regarding self-concept, as well as the definition of personal ego.
- Additionally from a quasi-religious context, the concept of multiple personalities was contrary to the paranormal belief system of spiritualism, which had a large following in the 19th century.
