Dissociative Amnesia
Dissociative amnesia is a type of dissociative disorder that involves inability to recall important personal information that would not typically be lost with ordinary forgetting. It is usually caused by trauma or stress. Diagnosis is based on history after ruling out other causes of amnesia.
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Diagnoses: Dissociative Amnesia -See Amnesia-Psychogenic,” entry W009. No differences were listed
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Youtube Video: Why Can’t I Remember My Childhood?
Amazon or Library Book: I Forgot To Remember
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Support Group: nami.org; 800-950-6264
(National Alliance on Mental Illness)
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- Cannabinoid receptor type 1 agonist disrupts methamphetamine-induced conditioned place preference in adolescent male ratsby Effat Ramshini on November 3, 2024
Addiction can be viewed as a state of compulsive engagement in drug use. It is believed that drug-associated memories maintain compulsive drug-seeking behavior. Therefore, disrupting drug-associated memories may reduce drug-seeking behavior. In the present study, a conditioned place preference (CPP) apparatus was conducted to evaluate the effect of cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1R) agonist and antagonist on the acquisition of CPP induced by methamphetamine (METH). Anxiety behaviors and memory...
- Association of Transient Global Amnesia (TGA) With Dietary Intake of Vitamin B12by Seyedeh Hayedeh Mousavi Shalmani on October 30, 2024
CONCLUSION: Vitamin B12 deficiency may increase the risk of TGA and should be considered as a potential concern for people at risk for TGA. Further studies are needed to validate these findings and to discover the underlying mechanisms of the effects of vitamin B12 on TGA.
- Choroid plexus volumes in patients with transient global amnesia: A retrospective studyby Dong Ah Lee on October 28, 2024
Increased choroid plexus (ChP) volume is well known to be associated with glymphatic system dysfunction. This study aimed to investigate glymphatic system function in patients with transient global amnesia (TGA) compared to healthy controls through ChP volumes measurements. We retrospectively enrolled patients with TGA from our hospital, as well as healthy controls. This was retrospectively observational study followed STROBE guideline. All participants underwent brain magnetic resonance...
- Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Obstetricians with Personal Experience of Birth Traumaby Anna R Whelan on October 28, 2024
CONCLUSION: Almost 1/3 of OBGYNs in this sample reported personally experiencing BT, mirroring data from reported BT rates in the general population. Given OBGYNs are at a high risk for occupational re-traumatization, initiatives focused on improving support for birthing OBGYNs upon returning to work should be studied to assess impact on emotional wellness among practicing OBGYNs.