Depersonalization Disorder: Peer Reviewed Journal
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Depersonalization disorder is characterized by feelings of detachment and feelings of unreality. The scholarly article Depersonalization: A Contemporary Overview talks about the disorder in detail and also talks about possible treatment options. The magazine article Understanding Dissociation and its Relationship to Self-Injury and Childhood Trauma talks about the relationship between self mutilation and dissociative disorders.
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Depersonalization Disorder: Peer Reviewed Journal
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Depersonalization Disorder is a mental disorder that not a lot people have heard of. Many people, however, will experience instances of depersonalization throughout their lives. When someone starts to feel symptoms of depersonalization chronically, they may be diagnosed with this disorder. What is depersonalization? Common phrases used to describe it would include "feelings of unreality", "feelings of detachment", or even "feelings of out of body experience". If someone wanted to try and find out information about this disorder, they would most likely scour the internet and a find a few sources from magazines or maybe a random internet site dedicated to the disorder.
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Bahasa Indonesia: Ini adalah ilustrasi abstrak men...The best way to find out real facts about this disease, however, would be to read a "Scholarly Article", also known as a "Peer Reviewed Journal". While a magazine article may provide a few facts about Depersonalization disorder, a Peer Reviewed Journal will give real facts with sources and studies to back up the information, as well as detailed information about the symptoms of the disorder & what can be done to combat its effects.
The journal article Depersonalization Disorder: A Contemporary Overview by Daphne Simeon is an excellent summery of the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Depersonalization Disorder. Simeon describes the symptoms of the disorder as "â¦feeling estranged, detached, or disconnected from their own being" (Simeon, 2004, p.344). She goes on to say that short...