DSM-5: Dissociative Disorders

Dissociative Disorders

According to Mayo Clinic, "Dissociative disorders are mental disorders that involve experiencing a disconnection and lack of continuity between thoughts, memories, surroundings, actions and identity. People with dissociative disorders escape reality in ways that are involuntary and unhealthy and cause problems with functioning in everyday life."

Dissociative disorders: 

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Dissociative Disorders include the following Mental Disorders:

• Dissociative identity disorder
• Dissociative amnesia
• Depersonalization/derealization disorder
• Other specified dissociative disorder
• Unspecified dissociative disorder 

Dissociative identity disorder