Depersonalization Disorder
The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology January 30, 2010 DOI: 10.1002/9780470479216.corpsy0262 (opens in new tab)
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| Key points | The abstract defines depersonalization as a dissociative disorder characterized by persistent or recurrent detachment from oneself, and notes it commonly co-occurs with derealization, the sense that the external world is unreal. |
Abstract
Abstract Depersonalization (DP) is classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM‐IV‐TR) as a dissociative disorder defined as “persistent or recurrent experiences of feeling detached from, and as if one is an outside observer of, one's mental processes or body (e.g. feeling like one is in a dream)” (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2000, p. 532). DP commonly co‐occurs with the phenomena of derealization (DR), defined as “the sense that the external world is strange or unreal” (APA, 2000, p. 530).