Dissociative Disorder-Other Specified
RESOURCES FOR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS
Other specified dissociative disorder is a mental health diagnosis for pathological dissociation that matches the DSM-5 criteria for a dissociative disorder, but does not fit the full criteria for any disorder?
US Cases: 684,000
World Cases: 329 million
Sex Ratio: M/6F
Age Onset: Ages5/16
Brain Area: smallerhippocampi/amygdalae
Symptoms: meninprison/women,therapy
Progression: increased difficulty coping+
Therapies: trauma-informed therapy
Medications: no specific
YouTube Video: The diagnostic difference between OSDD and Dissociative Identity Disorder, and prevalence figures
Amazon or Library book: The Octobers (Biographies)
Support Groups:
nami.org, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Helpline-800-9506264 (M-F, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Eastern Time)