Beyond the mind: Depersonalization and derealization as risk factors for physical health in the German general population.
Journal of Psychosomatic Research May 1, 2026 C. Kirchhoff, D. Riedl, H. Kampling et al.
BACKGROUND Depersonalization and derealization (DP/DR) are dissociative symptoms involving a sense of unreality and detachment from one's self or surroundings. While strongly associated with psychiatric conditions, their relationship to physical health and epistemic trust-shaping how individuals integrate information and particularly fragile in dissociative states-remains underexplored. METHODS...