Dissociative Disorder-Unspecified

RESOURCES FOR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS

Dissociative drugs distort perceptions of sight and sound and produce feelings of detachment (or dissociation) from the environment and self. These mind-altering effects are not hallucinations. PCP and ketamine are therefore more properly known as “dissociative anesthetics.”

US Cases: 411,000
World Cases: not found
Sex Ratio: M/F+
Age Onset: before 19
Brain Area:  pfc,hippocampus,insula+
Symptoms: trauma:childhood/combat
Progression: cognitive & memory impairment
Therapies: improve functioning
Medications: psychoanalysis,mindfulness

YouTube Video: Dissociative Disorders – Psychiatric Mental Health

Amazon or Library book: Guide-Dissociative Indentify Unspecified

Support Groups:

nami.org, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Helpline-800-9506264 (M-F, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Eastern Time)