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	Depersonalization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		When a person suffers from the disorder (or the symptoms associated with the same) he or she finds that when he or she looks in the mirror that his or her face is not familiar though logically he or she is completely aware of his or her identity.
		However, if the problem develops into a disorder (persistent and recurring) then it is important to have it treated as it may lead to suicide, depression, lack of meaning, lack of joy, and general apathy.
		Laing used depersonalization to mean a fear of the loss of autonomy in interpersonal relationships by the ontologically insecure.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Depersonalization (448 words)

	What Are Dissociative Disorders? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Often individuals with Depersonalization Disorder may have difficulty describing their symptoms and may fear that these experiences signify that they are "crazy." Derealization may also be present and is experienced as the sense that the external world is strange or unreal.
		Depersonalization that is caused by the direct physiological effects of a substance is distinguished from Depersonalization Disorder by the fact that a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse or a medication) is judged to be etiologically related to the depersonalization (see p.
		The depersonalization experience does not occur exclusively during the course of another mental disorder, such as Schizophrenia, Panic Disorder, Acute Stress Disorder, or another Dissociative Disorder, and is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition (e.g., temporal lobe epilepsy).
	www.m-a-h.net /library/did-general/mpd-did.htm (5917 words)

	Depersonalization Disorder
		Depersonalization Disorder is a disorder affecting emotions and behavior.
		Depersonalization is the third most common psychologicical experience, after feelings of anxiety and feelings of depression, and often occurs after a person experiences life threatening danger, such as an accident, assault, or serious illness or injury.
		Depersonalization disorder has not been studied widely, and its cause and occurrence in the population are unknown.
	www.psychnet-uk.com /dsm_iv/depersonalization_disorder.htm (349 words)

	eMedicine - Dissociative Disorders : Article by Idan Sharon, MD
		Dissociative disorders are a group of psychiatric syndromes characterized by disruptions of aspects of consciousness, identity, memory, motor behavior, or environmental awareness.
		Because dissociative disorders are associated with some evidence of biological causality, not every case of trauma results in symptoms that produce the disorder, nor does every person with the disorder have a history of childhood or adult trauma.
		The depersonalization does not occur exclusively during the course of another mental disorder and is not due to direct effects of substance abuse or general medication.
	www.emedicine.com /MED/topic3484.htm (5716 words)

	THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 15, Ch. 188, Dissociative Disorders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Depersonalization is the third most common psychiatric symptom and frequently occurs in life-threatening danger, such as accidents, assaults, and serious illnesses and injuries; it can occur as a symptom in many other psychiatric disorders and in seizure disorders.
		As a separate disorder, depersonalization has not been studied widely, and its incidence and cause are unknown.
		Although some can adjust to depersonalization disorder or even block its effect, others have chronic anxiety about their state of mind, worry whether they are going crazy, or ruminate on the implications of their distorted perceptions of their bodies and their sense of estrangement from themselves and the world.
	www.merck.com /mrkshared/mmanual/section15/chapter188/188e.jsp (354 words)

	Welcome to the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Depersonalization is the sense of being detached from, or “not in” one’s body.
		The development of dissociative disorders in adulthood appears to be related to the intensity of dissociation during the actual traumatic event(s); severe dissociation during the traumatic experience increases the likelihood of generalization of such mechanisms following the event(s).
		Depersonalization Disorder is characterized by a persistent or recurrent feeling of being detached from one’s own mental processes or body.
	www.issd.org /indexpage/FAQ2.htm (5777 words)

	Depersonalization Disorder Research -- Neurotransmitter.net
		The fact that patients with depersonalization disorder respond earlier to a startling noise suggests that they are in a heightened state of alertness and that the reduced response to unpleasant stimuli is caused by a selective inhibitory mechanism on emotional processing.
		Induction of depersonalization by the serotonin agonist meta-chlorophenylpiperazine.
		This disorder is characterized predominantly by neuropsychiatric alterations including severe psychomotor agitation with confusion, sensations of disintegration, depersonalization, and derealization, perceived changes of body shape, visual and auditory hallucinations, panic-like anxiety including fear of death as well as alterations of consciousness and seizures.
	www.neurotransmitter.net /depersonalization.html (13079 words)

	Dissociative Disorders
		A dissociative disorder is the breakdown of one’s perception of his/her surroundings, memory, identity, or consciousness.
		Depersonalization disorder usually occurs during late adolescence or adulthood.
		Depersonalization disorder: An episode of depersonalization disorder can be as brief as a few seconds or continue for several years.
	www.athealth.com /Consumer/disorders/Dissociative.html (876 words)

	NAMI \| Dissociative Disorders
		Dissociative disorders are so-called because they are marked by a dissociation from or interruption of a person's fundamental aspects of waking consciousness (such as one's personal identity, one's personal history, etc.).
		Of the dissociative disorders, depersonalization is the one most easily identified with by the general public; one can easily relate to feeling as they in a dream, or being "spaced out." Feeling out of control of one's actions and movements is something that people describe when intoxicated.
		Since dissociative disorders seem to be triggered as a response to trauma or abuse, treatment for individuals with such a disorder may stress psychotherapy, although a combination of psychopharmacological and psychosocial treatments is often used.
	www.nami.org /helpline/dissoc.htm (723 words)

	BPhoenix: Depersonalization Disorder
		Depersonalization is estimated to be the third most common psychiatric symptom, and frequently occurs during life-threatening experiences, such as accidents and assaults.
		Reality testing is not impaired during a depersonalization episode, but the fear that they are "going crazy" may make some people reluctant to discuss their symptoms with their doctor and may increase anxiety which in turn can trigger more episodes of depersonalization.
		When episodes of depersonalization are frequent and severe, a diagnosis of Depersonalization Disorder may be given.
	www.angelfire.com /home/bphoenix1/depers.html (879 words)

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		The individual with Depersonalization Disorder maintains intact reality testing (e.g., awareness that it is only a feeling and that he or she is not really an automaton).
		Depersonalization is a common experience, and this diagnosis should be made only if the symptoms are sufficiently severe to cause marked distress or impairment in functioning).
		Depersonalization is a very unpleasant feeling, despite the fact that is often manifests itself by a seeming lack of feeling, says German psychologist Ursula Oberst.
	www.depersonalization.info /overview.html (3650 words)

	Depersonalization Disorder
		Depersonalization Disorder - Depersonalization Disorder is a disorder affecting emotions and behavior.
		Depersonalization Disorder - The mark of Depersonalization Disorder (DD) is a feeling of detachment from reality and from one's own body and thoughts.
		The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, Depersonalization Disorder - Persistent or recurrent feelings of being detached from one's body or mental processes and usually a feeling of being an outside observer of one's life.
	www.nurses.info /mental_health_dissociative_depersonalization.htm (189 words)

	Healthinmind/MentalDisorders/DissociativeDisorders/Depersonalization
		The disorder must cause clinically significant distress or impairment, and must not be accounted for by another mental disorder or the effects of drugs or a medical condition.
		The depersonalization is usually a reaction to stressful events; after it goes into remission, it may reappear when the individual is stressed again.
		Persons with other mental disorders are even more prone to periods of depersonalization, as are people experiencing panic attacks or life-threatening stress.
	healthinmind.com /english/depersdis.htm (272 words)

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		The disorder is characterized by a feeling of detachment from the self or from one’s body, and there is a general sense that things have become unreal.
		Simeon, D found that in a population meeting the DSM-III-R criteria for depersonalization (N=30), the mean age of onset of depersonalization significantly correlated with the mean age of onset of generalized anxiety disorder.
		Abbas S reports the case of a 21-year-old woman suffering from depersonalization disorder whose moderate depressive symptoms were alleviated with non-SSRI anti-depressants, but whose depersonalization persisted until she was treated with fluoxetine.
	www.stwing.upenn.edu /~ariel/spanking/essays/bbb-serotonin.doc (1285 words)

	THE MERCK MANUAL--SECOND HOME EDITION, Depersonalization Disorder in Ch. 106, Amnesia and Related Disorders
		Depersonalization disorder is characterized by a persistent or recurring feeling of being detached from one's body or mental processes (depersonalization) and by a feeling of being an outside observer of one's life.
		The symptom of depersonalization is the third most common psychologic symptom (after feelings of anxiety and feelings of depression) and often occurs after a person experiences life-threatening danger, such as an accident, assault, or serious illness or injury.
		People with the disorder often have a great deal of difficulty describing their symptoms and may fear or believe that they are going crazy.
	www.merck.com /mmhe/sec07/ch106/ch106e.html (388 words)

	DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA
		Cohen, S.I. The pathogenesis of depersonalization: A hypothesis.
		Dollinger, S.J. A case report of dissociative neurosis (depersonalization disorder) in an adolescent treated with family therapy and behavior modification.
		Jacobs, J.R., and Bovasso, G.B. Toward the clarification of the construct of depersonalization and its association with affective and cognitive symptoms.
	atrium.issd.org /membersonly/coons/coons1.htm (12243 words)

	Past Forward: Depersonalization Disorder (Mental Body Imbalance)
		In Depersonalization Disorder, an advanced Soul incarnates into physical body where the mental component of the inner energy bodies is "detached" from the all the other bodies.
		The official definition of Depersonalization Disorder is an "alteration in how an affected individual perceives or experiences their unique sense of self.
		This is extremely difficult for the depersonalized individual to do because their personal sense of identity is so deeply ingrained with their mind that their own internal resistance to this process is tremendous and overwhelming.
	www.healpastlives.com /pastlf/karmdict/kdepersn.htm (775 words)

	Depersonalization Community - Depersonalization Support Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Depersonalization : A frightening and/or disturbing experience of not being within one's own body or of being in immediate danger of vanishing/separating from reality – often described as the sensation of living inside a dream.
		Depersonalization and Derealization involve similar consciousness states, although psychiatric literature discusses them as two different symptoms.
		Frequently, depersonalization patients are terrified of experiencing anything unless they know what's coming beforehand, and their anxiety may have originated from desperate efforts at self-control and unrealistic preparedness.
	www.dpselfhelp.com (1477 words)

	Mental (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		variety of disorders, ranging from those that cause mild distress to those that severely impair a person’s ability to function.
		Depersonalization disorder is a relatively rare syndrome thought to result from severe psychological stress.
		Psychiatrists classify depersonalization disorder as one of the dissociative disorders.
	www.endallthepain.com /Mental.html (1623 words)

	Department of Psychiatry - Mount Sinai School of Medicine
		The depersonalization and dissociation research program is dedicated to studying the phenomenology, etiology and treatment of dissociative disorders, primarily depersonalization disorder.
		We are collecting data in an ongoing way about the different phenomenological aspects of the syndrome of depersonalization, including variations in symptomatology, types of onset, factors alleviating and exacerbating the symptoms, co-morbid disorders and course of treatments.
		In particular, depersonalization subjects can manifest significant impairments in certain types of attention and memory, while retaining an overall intact level of intellectual functioning.
	www.mssm.edu /psychiatry/ddrp.shtml (278 words)

	Depersonalization Disorder - Quest Diagnostics Patient Health Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is possible that the main title of the report Depersonalization Disorder is not the name you expected.
		Depersonalization disorder is a psychiatric disorder affecting emotions and behavior.
		A feeling of detachment from, or being an outside observer of, one's mental processes or body occurs such as the sensation of being in a dream.
	www.questdiagnostics.com /kbase/nord/nord632.htm (363 words)

	Fluoxetine 'ineffective' in depersonalization disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Results of a randomized placebo-controlled trial suggest that fluoxetine is ineffective for the treatment of depersonalization disorder, despite its widespread clinical use in this indication.
		Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, USA, studied 50 people who met DSM-IV criteria for depersonalization disorder, which is characterized by a sense of unreality and detachment.
		Interestingly, specific analysis of the CGI-Improvement subscale showed that depersonalization disorder was significantly more likely to improve if comorbid anxiety disorder also improved.
	www.psychiatrysource.com /psychsource/News/article686.htm (293 words)

	Feeling Unreal: A PET Study of Depersonalization Disorder -- Simeon et al. 157 (11): 1782 -- American Journal of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Although depersonalization disorder is one of the four major
		Higher relative metabolic activity (region/whole brain) in the patient with depersonalization disorder occurred in the parietal association areas in more dorsal (Brodmann’s area 7B) and ventral (Brodmann’s area 39) regions.
		inferior parietal and angular tumors manifesting with depersonalization.
	ajp.psychiatryonline.org /cgi/content/full/157/11/1782 (3829 words)

	Introduction: Depersonalization disorder - WrongDiagnosis.com
		- Doctors and Medical Specialists for Depersonalization disorder
		Depersonalization disorder: Depersonalization disorder is a dissociative disorder where a person becomes dissociated from themselves.
		Misdiagnosis and Depersonalization disorder: Research more detailed information about misdiagnosis of Depersonalization disorder, or research misdiagnosis of other diseases.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /d/depersonalization_disorder/intro.htm (142 words)

	The Enneagram Institute Discussion Board - depersonalization disorder/dissociatives
		If so, I am interested in the symptoms experienced by different types...also if there is a prevalence of this disorder among certain types more than others (I am thinking mainly of 5's being susceptible).
		Both of these are forms of derealization, which is discussed in the DSM-IV's section on Dissociative Disorders.
		The Depersonalization Discussion Board Archives contain much information, including reports of the disorder being triggered by smoking marijuana.
	www.enneagraminstitute.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3554 (591 words)

	BehaveNet® Clinical Capsule™: Depersonalization Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Patients with this Dissociative Disorder experience episodes during which they feel detached from themselves.
		They may experience themselves or their surroundings as unreal.
		Reprinted with permission from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth Edition.
	www.behavenet.com /capsules/disorders/depersdis.htm (164 words)

	Clinical Trial: Study of Fluoxetine in Patients with Depersonalization Disorder
		Clinical Trial: Study of Fluoxetine in Patients with Depersonalization Disorder
		Study of Fluoxetine in Patients with Depersonalization Disorder
		In this trial, participants will be randomly assigned to receive either fluoxetine or placebo.
	clinicaltrials.gov /show/NCT00004446 (251 words)

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