Dissociative Disorders

This section provides information on the five Dissociative Disorders:

Dissociative Amnesia (Psychogenic Amnesia): inability to recall traumatic, personal information

Dissociative Fugue (Psychogenic Fugue): unexplained travel with the inability to recall the past and personal identity

Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder): identity fragmentation with two or more distinct identities

Depersonalization Disorder: persistent feelings of detachment from one's own mind or body, living in a movie or dream

Dissociative Disorders, Not Otherwise Specified: dissociation due to coercive persuasion or brainwashing, dissociative trance or possession not associated with cultural or religious beliefs, loss of consciousness or coma not related to a medical condition and Ganser Syndrome