Depersonalization Phenomena in Psychiatric Patients
British Journal of Psychiatry November 1, 1970 Rima Brauer, Martin Harrow, Gary J. Tucker
The complaints, ‘I am a stranger to myself; I am unreal’, are manifestations of depersonalization which have been noted frequently by clinicians. Depersonalization has been reported in epilepsy, after drug ingestion, encephalitis, hysteria, manic depression, and schizophrenia, as well as in various neurotic patients. It has also been noted in normals, but usually after emotional shock or...