Dissociation

Mood disorders can be found among those with Dissociative Disorders and are sometimes misdiagnosed as mood disorders rather than DID/OSDD. In addition, dissociation occurs among those with mood disorders. Dissociation can occur in the midst of any other mental health disorder & as it’s a…

Dissociation can occur in the context of many other mental health conditions, not just dissociative disorders. I’ll start with reviewing dissociation and Anxiety Disorders. Dissociation can occur in the context of any of the anxiety disorders: Generalized Anxiety Disorder Panic Disorder Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Social Anxiety…

Myth: Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and Other Specified Dissociative Disorder (OSDD) are extremely rare. Fact: Worldwide, about 1.1% of people meet criteria for DID. That’s the same percentage of people who meet criteria for Schizophrenia. Myth: DID is made up by the client or the…

A couple of weeks ago I posted about dissociation as a symptom/ subjective experience. Today, I want to go over the types of Dissociative Disorders that we diagnose: Depersonalization / Derealization Disorder Dissociative Amnesia Dissociative Identity Disorder Depersonalization Disorder: Involves a sense of detachment from…

What is dissociation? This is a complicated question and depends on who you ask and what theoretical model they use to understand dissociation. At its most basic, dissociation is about disconnection and fragmentation, or lack of continuity and coherence. It is the opposite of association,…

People with Dissociative Disorder often go through years of treatment without getting properly diagnosed. According to research, it takes 6-12 years in the mental health system before someone is diagnosed correctly with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). This is because of the lack of knowledge and…