Dissociative disorders are Characterized by a disruption Affecting Normally integrated functions. There are five types of dissociative disorders Hand described in DSM- IV(1):

Dissociative Amnesia is characterized by an inability to recall important personal memories, usually of a traumatic or stressful, not explaining this inability by a bad memory.

The Dissociative fugue is characterized by sudden and unexpected departure has from usual living environment Loved, with Inability to remember past Loved and confusion about personal identity or a new identity adopter.

The dissociative identity disorder (formerly Multiple Personality) Characterized by the presence of IS of Two or more distinct identities or “personality states” separate take-turns controlling the behavior of the subject, with Inability To Evoke personal memories. This is too extensive to be explained by a bad memory.

Here Are the Diagnostic Criteria for this disorder:

  • Presence of Two or more distinct identities or “personality states” separate (each with ITS Particular conditions and constant perception, Thought and environment and the relationship).
  • At least Two of contention identities or “personality states” take turns controlling the behavior of the subject.
  • Inability to recall important personal memories, too strong to Be Explained by ordinary forgetfulness.
  • The disruption caused to is Not the Effects of a substance gold general medical condition. NB In children, the symptoms can not be attributed to the play of imagination or the evocation of imaginary companions.



The depersonalization disorder IS Characterized by Prolonged or recurrent feelings of detachment from one’s mind or her own body, reality testing Remains intact. It is often observed different types of sensory anesthesia, lack of emotional response, a feeling of losing control of his actions, including his own words. Depersonalization is a relatively common experience and the criterion C is crucial for diagnosis. About half of adults have experienced a single episode of depersonalization and a brief moment of their lives, usually with a precipitating factor for stress. Nearly 40% of people hospitalized for mental disorders experience a transient depersonalization.

Here are the diagnostic criteria for this disorder:

  • Experience prolonged or recurrent feelings of detachment and a sense of becoming an outside observer of one’s mental or her own body.
  • During the depersonalization experience , appreciation of the reality remains intact.
  • Depersonalization is the cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas.
  • The depersonalization experience does not occur exclusively during the evolution of another mental disorder like schizophrenia.


The dissociative disorder unspecified Whose Hand Is a feature dissociative symptom order Does not Meet Criteria for Dissociative Disorder “any Specifying”. For example, dissociative states in patients who have been subjected to prolonged maneuvers coercive persuasion (brainwashing, recovery ideological indoctrination in captivity).

It is noted that dissociative symptoms among the diagnostic criteria for acute stress disorder, the condition of post-traumatic stress disorder and somatization. It does not bear the additional diagnosis if the symptoms occur exclusively during the course of one of these disorders. Also, it is recognized that certain activities and current cultural or religious experiences are expressed by some dissociative states. It Does not bear the additional diagnosis if The Symptoms Occur Exclusively “during the course of one argument of disorders.

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