Dissociative disorders manifest as disruptions of the normal integration between memories of the past, awareness of identity and immediate sensations and control of bodily movements. Compared to developed western countries, it is more prevalent indeveloping countries. This study is undertaken to find the occurrence of dissociative disorder and significance of clinical presentations.The main obj...

Background: Dissociation may be defined as a psychopathological process in which an individual’s psyche splits into two or more parts. The division of personality is key element trauma, especially if the patient not able to cope with it. At least one part relatively understand and function objective reality, whilst other part(s) less disorganized, dysfunctional truth. Methods: literature review...

In most of the recent scientific and clinical literature, dissociation has been equated with dissociative amnesia, depersonalization, derealization, and fragmentation of identity. However, according to Pierre Janet and several World War I psychiatrists, dissociation also pertains to a lack of integration of somatoform components of experience, reactions, and functions. Some clinical observation...

The rationale, research literature, and proposed changes to the dissociative disorders and conversion disorder in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) are presented. Dissociative identity disorder will include reference to possession as well as identity fragmentation, to make the disorder more applicable to culturally diverse situations. Dissoci...

Objective: To examine the relationship of dissociative experiences to body shape concerns in a Spanish sample of eating disorders as compared to a general population. Method: 118 eating disordered outpatients and 64 controls completed the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ), the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSE) and the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES). Scores were compared within different diag...

Dissociative fugue seems to exist in all societies of the world. It could be noticeable but its prevalence in the general population is very low. Different societies of the world could identify dissociative fugue in different culturally relevant terms. The objective of the study was to assess the diagnosis, presentation and treatment of dissociative fugue among the traditional Shona people of Z...