Dissociative disorders

What are the some of the associated conditions?

Someone with adissociative disorder may also suffer from:

post-traumatic stress disorder
depression
mood swings
anxiety and panic attacks
suicidal tendencies and/or self-harm
headaches
hearing voices
sleep disorders
phobias
an eating disorder
obsessive-compulsive disorder

Medically Reviewed by a doctor on 21 Dec 2018

Articles for dissociative disorders

Introduction

A dissociative disorder is a mental health condition that alters a person's sense of reality

Someone with dissociative amnesia will repeatedly have periods where they cannot remember information about themselves or about events in their past life. They may also forget a learnt talent or skill

What is depersonalisation-derealisation disorder?

'Depersonalisation' means feeling detached from yourself, observing yourself and your feelings and thoughts as if they belong to someone else you are watching in a movie. Some of the typical symptoms

What is dissociative identity disorder?

Dissociative identity disorder, or 'multiple personality disorder', is the most extreme of the three types. If you've been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder, you may feel uncertain about

What's the cause?

Many people with a dissociative disorder will have experienced a traumatic event in the past. Often, this traumatic event will have been physical, sexual or emotional abuse suffered during childhood,

What are the some of the associated conditions?

Someone with adissociative disorder may also suffer from: post-traumatic stress disorder depression mood swings anxiety and panic attacks suicidal tendencies and/or self-harm headaches

How are dissociative disorders treated?

If you have been diagnosed with a dissociative disorder, a mental health specialist will want to ask you more questions about how you are feeling and find out whether you suffered any trauma in the pa

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