Dissociative disorder

class of disease
Subclass of	mental disorder, dissociation, disease
Health specialty	psychiatry, clinical psychology
Get characteristic	dissociation
ICD-9-CM	300.15, 300.9
ICPC 2 ID	P75
NCI Thesaurus ID	C92197

Dissociative disorders (DDs) be a range of mental disorders wey be characterized by significant disruptions anaa fragmentation "insyd de normal integration of consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, perception, body representation, motor control, den behavior." Dissociative disorders dey involve involuntary dissociation as an unconscious defense mechanism, wherein de individual plus a dissociative disorder dey experience separation insyd dese areas as a means to protect against traumatic stress. Sam dissociative disorders be caused by major psychological trauma, though de onset of depersonalization-derealization disorder fi be preceded by less severe stress, by de influence of psychoactive substances, anaa occur widout any discernible trigger.^[1]

References

↑ Simeon, D; Abugel, J (2006). Feeling Unreal: Depersonalization Disorder and the Loss of the Self. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 17. ISBN 0-19-517022-9. OCLC 61123091.

External links

Dissociative disorders—Mayo Clinic
Depersonalization Disorder—Cleveland Clinic
International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation

[1] Simeon, D; Abugel, J (2006). Feeling Unreal: Depersonalization Disorder and the Loss of the Self. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 17. ISBN 0-19-517022-9. OCLC 61123091.

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