depersonalization007

Eric Lindblom

Project Lead

Harvard

(h2o)

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Depersonalization:

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Please note the information quoted on this website requires validation and is not considered a professional opinion and/or practice of any particular discipline.

Readers are highly encouraged to consult professional consultantancy.

Mayo Clinic

"Depersonalization is a feeling of unreality or of being "outside" your body. It is a symptom and not a specific mental disorder. Depersonalization is often associated with anxiety or stress...

Episodes of depersonalization usually last only a few moments. But they may occur repeatedly. People with persistent stress or anxiety may have longer episodes that come and go over several years. Sometimes anxiety about having another experience with depersonalization may trigger these feelings."

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http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/depersonalization/AN00595

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/depersonalization/AN00595

(DSM-IV-TR)

"The diagnostic criteria defined in section 300.6 of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders are as follows:

Persistent, recurring feeling of being detached from one’s mental processes or body; as if an observer

During depersonalization, reality testing is intact

Depersonalization causes significant distress, and impairment in social, occupational, or other functioning

Depersonalization is not related to another disorder, substance use, or general medical condition

Differential diagnosis

Some disorders have similar symptoms. The clinicians must differentiate between and rule out the following disorders to establish a precise diagnosis.

• Temporal Lobe Seizures
• Atypical forms of migraine and headache
• Schizophrenia
• Panic disorder
• Acute stress disorder
• Drug use "

http://www.answers.com/topic/depersonalization-disorder-1

Depersonalization Disorder

"Depersonalization Disorder is a disorder affecting emotions and behavior. It is characterized by an change in how an affected individual perceives or experiences his or her sense of self. The usual sense of one's own reality is temporarily lost or changed. A feeling of detachment from, or being an outside observer of, one's mental processes or body occurs such as the sensation of being in a dream. This phenomena involves:

A lasting or recurring feeling of being detached from the patient's own body.

Throughout the experience, the patient knows this is not really the case. Reality experience is intact.

The phenomenon causes distress or impairs work, social or personal functioning.

The experience doesn't occur solely in the course of another mental disorder such as Acute Stress Disorder, Panic Disorder, Schizophrenia or a different Dissociative Disorder. (Fugue Identity).

The disorder is not directly caused by a general medical condition or by substance use, including medications and drugs of abuse."

http://www.psychnet-uk.com/dsm_iv/depersonalization_disorder.htm

Harvard University:

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