Dissociative Disorders
Dissociative disorders are the disorders which entangle some interruptions or discontinuities in consciousness, identity, memory, or perception. These conditions may make one feel detached with their thoughts, body or even their environment hence they may find it hard to carry on with the normalcy of life.
Dissociative Overview
Understanding Causes, Symptoms, and Risk Factors
Causes
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Barbarity or abuse
- Stress or fear (extreme)
- Experience with traumatic event
- Neglect of children in their childhood or emotional deprivation during childhood
- Any accidents or medical trauma
- Long term emotional or psychological abuse
- Substance use
- Biological and genetic elements
Symptoms vary depending on the specific dissociative disorder
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Forgetfulness (amnesia)
- Depersonalisation (feeling detached to self)
- Experiencing a lack of reality in the world (derealisation)
- Confusion of identity or Identity change
- Swings in mood or conduct Miniature
- Empty spaces in memory of personal things or old events
- Out-of-body experiences
- Trouble with life activities
- The emotions numbed
- Altered interpretation of things/persons
Risk Factors
Can Dissociative Disorders be prevented?
Treatment typically involves:
- Psychotherapy usually focusing on trauma in which therapy is offered to overcome past maltreatment or negligence
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) are commonly applied to teach people to control their emotions and compact traumatic memories
Other symptoms that accompany such a condition as co-occurring prescription of depression or anxiety may also be treated through medication
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