Dissociative Disorders Flashcards
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What are Dissociative Disorders?
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dissociative or psychogenic amnesia, fugue, depersonalisation, identity order
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Clinical presentation
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disturbance of memory, identity, cognition, consciousness
Extreme trauma, stress
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Aetiology
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Substance use
higher in women
emotional trauma at a young age
pre-existing personality disorder
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Q
Assessment
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Ensure the patient feels understood
assess and evaluate the psychical pathology
Broaden the agenda and make the link
5
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Treatments
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Cognitive behavioural therapy Interpersonal behavioural therapy counselling dialectic behavioural therapy medication
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Types of dissociative disorders
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Amnesia
depersonalization disorder
dissociative identity disorder
