Overview Dissociative amnesia involves an inability to recall important autobiographical information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature, that is inconsistent with ordinary forgetting. Signs and Symptoms Symptoms can include localized gaps in memory around a specific event, or in rarer cases more generalized memory loss regarding identity or life history. Experiencing one or more …
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Dissociative Identity Disorder
Overview Dissociative identity disorder involves disruption of identity characterized by two or more distinct personality states, along with recurrent gaps in recall of everyday events, personal information, or traumatic events beyond ordinary forgetting. Signs and Symptoms Symptoms can include marked discontinuity in sense of self, alterations in behavior, memory, and consciousness, and significant distress or …
Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
Overview Depersonalization/derealization disorder involves persistent or recurrent experiences of depersonalization (feeling detached from one’s own thoughts, body, or actions) or derealization (feeling that surroundings are unreal), while reality testing remains intact. Signs and Symptoms Symptoms can include feeling like an outside observer of oneself, emotional or physical numbing, or perceiving the world as dreamlike, foggy, …