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	Dissociative Amnesia (formerly Psychogenic Amnesia)
		Dissociative Amnesia is especially difficult to assess in preadolescent children, because it may be confused with inattention, anxiety, oppositional behavior, Learning Disorders, psychotic disturbances, and developmentally appropriate childhood amnesia (i.e., the decreased recall of autobiographical events that occurred before age 5).
		Dissociative Amnesia must be distinguished from Amnestic Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition, in which the amnesia is judged to be the direct physiological consequence of a specific neurological or other general medical condition (e.g., head trauma, epilepsy).
		Dissociative Amnesia can be distinguished from normal gaps in memory by the extensive and involuntary nature of the inability to recall the content of the lost memory (i.e., memories of a traumatic nature) and by the presence of significant distress or impairment.
	www.recurrentdepression.com /site/more/145 (1506 words)

	Dissociative Disorders
		Dissociative Disorders are characterized by a disruption in the normal functioning of consciousness, identity, memory, or the world around her / him.
		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.).
		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.
	psyweb.com /Mdisord/jsp/dissd.jsp (653 words)

	Dissociative amnesia Information on Healthline
		Amnesia associated with head trauma is typically both retrograde (the patient has no memory of events shortly before the head injury) and anterograde (the patient has no memory of events after the injury).
		The amnesia that is associated with seizure disorders is sudden onset.
		Dissociative amnesia as a symptom occurs in patients diagnosed with dissociative fugue and dissociative identity disorder.
	www.healthline.com /galecontent/dissociative-amnesia (668 words)

	Dissociative Amnesia
		Dissociative amnesia, formerly called psychogenic amnesia, is one of a group of conditions called dissociative disorders.
		Dissociative disorders are mental illnesses that involve disruptions or breakdowns of memory, consciousness or awareness, identity and/or perception.
		Dissociative amnesia is not the same as simple amnesia, which involves a loss of information from the memory, usually as the result of disease or injury to the brain.
	www.webmd.com /content/article/118/112902 (838 words)

	What Are Dissociative Disorders? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Dissociative Amnesia must be distinguished from Amnesic Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition, in which the amnesia is judged to be the direct physiological consequence of a specific neurological or other general medical condition (e.g., head trauma, epilepsy) (see p.
		Dissociative Amnesia must also be differentiated from memory loss related to Age- Related Cognitive Decline and nonpathological forms of amnesia including everyday memory loss, posthypnotic amnesia, infantile and childhood amnesia, and amnesia for sleep and dreaming.
		Dissociative Amnesia can be distinguished from normal gaps in memory by the intermittent and involuntary nature of the inability to recall and by the presence of significant distress or impairment.
	www.m-a-h.net /library/did-general/mpd-did.htm (5917 words)

	Dissociative Fugue: Amnesia and Related Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
		Dissociative fugue is a disorder in which one or more episodes of sudden, unexpected, and purposeful travel from home (fugue) occur, during which a person cannot remember some or all of his past life.
		Dissociative fugue is often mistaken for malingering, because both conditions may occur under circumstances that a person might understandably wish to evade.
		Dissociative fugue is treated much the same as dissociative amnesia, and treatment may include the use of hypnosis or drug-facilitated interviews (see Amnesia and Related Disorders: Treatment and Prognosis).
	www.merck.com /mmhe/sec07/ch106/ch106c.html (592 words)

	Dissociative Amnesia: Amnesia and Related Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
		Dissociative amnesia is a type of amnesia caused by trauma or stress resulting in an inability to recall important personal information.
		In dissociative amnesia, the lost memory usually involves information that is normally part of routine conscious awareness or "autobiographical" memory—who one is; what one did; where one went; to whom one spoke; what was said, thought, and felt; and so on.
		Most people with dissociative amnesia are aware that they have "lost some time," but some become aware of time loss only when they realize or are confronted with evidence that they have done things that they do not recall.
	www.merck.com /mmhe/sec07/ch106/ch106b.html (659 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.
		Amnesia from brain injury or head trauma can be differentiated from DA based on a history of trauma; patients usually have retrograde amnesia before the trauma, unlike patients with DA, who have anterograde amnesia.
		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.
	www.emedicine.com /med/topic3484.htm (5815 words)

	DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA
		Daniel, W.F., and Crovitz, H.F. ECT-induced alteration of psychogenic amnesia.
		Dittburner, T.L., and Persinger, M.A. Intensity of amnesia during hypnosis is positively correlated with estimated prevalence of sexual abuse and alien abductions: Implications for false memory syndrome.
		Loewenstein, R.J. Dissociative amnesia and dissociative fugue, pp.
	atrium.issd.org /membersonly/coons/coonsamnesia.html (3392 words)

	Dissociative disorders Encyclopedia of Medicine - Find Articles
		Dissociation is a mechanism that allows the mind to separate or compartmentalize certain memories or thoughts from normal consciousness.
		Dissociative amnesia is a disorder in which the distinctive feature is the patient's inability to remember important personal information to a degree that cannot be explained by normal forgetfulness.
		Dissociative fugue is a disorder in which a person temporarily loses his or her sense of personal identity and travels to another location where he or she may assume a new identity.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2601/is_0004/ai_2601000438 (961 words)

	BPhoenix: Information on Dissociative Disorders
		Dissociative disorders are marked by a separation from or interruption of a person's fundamental aspects of waking consciousness (such as one's personal identity, one's personal history, etc.).
		The dissociative aspect is thought to be a coping mechanism in which the person literally dissociates himself from a situation or experience too traumatic to integrate with his conscious self.
		People suffering from a dissociative fugue not only forget their personal identities and details of their past lives, but also flee to an entirely different location, often unaware of how they came to be in the new location.
	www.angelfire.com /home/bphoenix1/diss.html (355 words)

	Dissociative Amnesia - amnesia debate dissociative
		The essential feature of Dissociative amnesia is an inability to recall important personal memories, usually of a stressful nature, that are too extensive to be explained by normal forgetfulness.
		Dissociative amnesia must be distinguished from amnesia having a medical cause.
		Dissociative amnesia appears to be caused by stress associated with traumatic experiences endured or witnessed (eg, physical or sexual abuse, rape, combat, natural disasters); major life stresses (eg, abandonment, death of a loved one, financial troubles); or tremendous internal conflict (eg, turmoil over guilt-ridden impulses, apparently unresolvable interpersonal difficulties, criminal behaviors).
	www.depression-guide.com /amnesia-dissociative.htm (526 words)

	Dissociative Disorders from DSMIV
		The disturbance does not occur exclusively during the course of Dissociative Identity 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).
		Individuals with Dissociative Identity Disorder can be distinguished from those with trance and possession trance symptoms that would be diagnosed as Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified by the fact that those with trance and possession trance symptoms typically describe external spirits or entities that have their bodies and taken control.
		In contrast, others are concerned that Dissociative Identity Disorder may be overdiagnosed relative to other mental disorders based on the media interest in the disorder and the suggestible nature of the individuals.
	home.att.net /~boyym/DSMIV.html (1528 words)

	Dissociative disorders - Psychology Wiki - A Wikia wiki
		Dissociative disorders are defined as conditions that involve disruptions or breakdowns of memory, awareness, identity and/or perception.
		Dissociative fugue - physical desertion familiar surroundings and experience of impaired recall of the past.
		Dissociative identity disorder - the alternation of two or more distinct personality states with impaired recall, among personality states, of important information.
	psychology.wikia.com /wiki/Dissociative_disorders (279 words)

	KGBIZ05.com® \| RSS FEED \| AMNESIA
		Dissociative Amnesia - Refers to long-term repressed memory that is the result of psychological or emotional trauma.
		Psychogenic Amnesia - Results from a psychological cause as opposed to direct damage to the brain caused by head injury, physical trauma or disease, which is known as organic amnesia.
		Amnesia treatment using Rosemary - The most remarkable remedy for loss of memory or forgetfulness is the use of the herb rosemary, botanically known as Romarinus officinalis.
	www.kgbiz05.com /RSS/amnesia.html (1391 words)

	Glossary: Psychogenic Amnesia
		Psychogenic amnesia (also called functional amnesia) is a form of amnesia which occurs in otherwise healthy people -- i.e., it is not the result of a brain injury.
		In one form of psychogenic amnesia, called fugue state, individuals may forget not only their pasts but their very identities.
		Dissociative amnesia is a psychological phenomenon, rather than a physiological one, and may often be resolved with the help of therapy.
	www.memorylossonline.com /summer2003/glossary/psychogenicamnesia.html (170 words)

	Dissociative disorders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The dissociative disorders are a group of mental disorders that affect consciousness are defined as causing significant interference with the patient's general functioning, including social relationships and employment.
		Amnesia in a dissociative disorder is marked by gaps in a patient's memory for long periods of time or for traumatic events.
		A dissociative symptom in which the patient feels that his or her body is unreal, is changing, or is dissolving.
	www.healthatoz.com /healthatoz/Atoz/ency/dissociative_disorders.jsp (1771 words)

	Amnesia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dissociative amnesia is used to refer to inability to recall information, usually about stressful or traumatic events in persons' lives, such as a violent attack or rape.
		Fugue state is also known as dissociative fugue.
		It is caused by psychological trauma and is usually temporary.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dissociative_amnesia (938 words)

	DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA
		Dollinger, S.J. A case report of dissociative neurosis (depersonalization disorder) in an adolescent treated with family therapy and behavior modification.
		Blizzard, R.A. Therapeutic alliance with abuser alters in dissociative identity disorder: The paradox of attachment of the abuser.
		Cardena, E. Dissociative trance disorder, amnesia, and fugue: New proposals [Abstract].
	atrium.issd.org /membersonly/coons/coons1.htm (12243 words)

	Dissociative disorders
		Dissociative disorders usually develop as a mechanism for coping with trauma.
		A child who learns to dissociate in order to endure an extended period of his or her youth may reflexively use this coping mechanism in response to stressful situations throughout life.
		Dissociative disorders are also associated with significant difficulties in relationships and at work.
	www.cnn.com /HEALTH/library/DS/00574.html (1524 words)

	Stress May Have Caused Man's Amnesia (Dissociative Fugue)
		Police there say he ended up at a hospital, where he was diagnosed with a condition called dissociative fugue, a type of amnesia.
		Ingram's type of amnesia is usually brought on by stressstress -- a dear friend dying of cancer could perhaps qualify -- but as with typical amnesia, the person loses his or her sense of identity and becomes confused.
		He had a previous episode of amnesia in 1995 where he disappeared for nine months and was found in a Seattle hospital.
	www.webmd.com /content/article/129/117249?src=RSS_PUBLIC (334 words)

	Dissociative disorders: Signs and symptoms - MayoClinic.com
		Each of the four major dissociative disorders is characterized by a distinct mode of dissociation.
		In dissociative identity disorder, you may feel the presence of one or more other people talking or living inside your head.
		People experiencing dissociative fugue typically retain all their faculties and may be very capable of blending in wherever they end up.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/dissociative-disorders/DS00574/DSECTION=2 (531 words)

	Dissociative disorders - MayoClinic.com
		People with dissociative disorders chronically escape their reality in involuntary, unhealthy ways ranging from suppressing memories to assuming alternate identities.
		These dissociative patterns usually develop as a reaction to trauma and function to keep difficult memories at bay.
		Although the course of therapy can be difficult, many people with dissociative disorders are able to learn new ways of coping and lead healthy, productive lives.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/dissociative-disorders/DS00574 (236 words)

	Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) / Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) / Ego States / Personality Disorders / ...
		Dissociative Amnesia would not be diagnosed if the amnesia did not cause a major disturbance to the person’s life or if it were due to the physiological effects of a substance (e.g., drugs or alcohol) or a general medical condition, such as Alzheimer’s disease, a head trauma, or epilepsy, for example.
		Dissociative Fugue would not be diagnosed if the symptoms did not cause a major disturbance to the person’s life or if they were due to the physiological effects of a substance (e.g., drugs or alcohol) or a general medical condition.
		One of the greatest difficulties in doing psychotherapy with dissociative states—or ordinary ego states, for that matter—is that the one part of the personality who holds the deepest pain is usually feared by the other parts.
	www.guidetopsychology.com /mpd.htm (4357 words)

	Memories of Childhood Abuse: Dissociation, Amnesia, and Corroboration -- Chu et al. 156 (5): 749 -- Am J Psychiatry
		Memories of Childhood Abuse: Dissociation, Amnesia, and Corroboration -- Chu et al.
		was correlated with the degree of amnesia and to examine the
		Kluft RP: The confirmation and disconfirmation of memories of abuse in dissociative identity disorder patients: a naturalistic study.
	ajp.psychiatryonline.org /cgi/content/full/156/5/749 (3873 words)

	Somatoform
		It does not occur solely during Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociative Fugue Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Acute Stress Disorder or Somatization Disorder.
		The symptoms are not directly caused by a general medical condition or by substance use, including medications and drugs of abuse.
		The disorder is not directly caused by a general medical condition or by substance use, including medications and drugs of abuse.
	www.geocities.com /morrison94/Somatoform.htm (1407 words)

	Amnesia
		Memory loss or amnesia is usually temporary and it can be triggered by both psychological and physical trauma.
		If President Clinton had known what a pair of Johns Hopkins doctors recently learned from two patients with a temporary form of amnesia, charges that he lied about sex might be moot.
		Since most clinicians learned little about childhood trauma and its aftereffects in their training, many are struggling to build their knowledge base and clinical skills to effectively treat survivors and their families.
	www.nurses.info /medicine_amnesia.htm (286 words)

	Basic Summary for Dissociative Amnesia - CureResearch.com
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		Brief description of Dissociative Amnesia: Loss of memory in dissociated state
		Parent types of Dissociative Amnesia: Mental illness, Dissociative Disorders
	www.cureresearch.com /d/dissociative_amnesia/basics.htm (193 words)

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