Depersonalization Disorder - Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Depersonalization Disorder is a disorder affecting emotions and behavior. Some have called it "Alice in Wonderland" disease. It chronic form, popular culture once saw it as part of a nervous breakdown. Depersonalization is the third most common psychological experience, after feelings of anxiety and feelings of depression, and often occurs after life threatening experiences, such as accidents, assault, or serious illness or injury. The most common immediate precipitants of the disorder are severe stress , depression and panic , and marijuana and hallucinogen ingestion. DPD has also been associated with childhood interpersonal trauma , in particular emotional maltreatment. People with the disorder often have a great deal of difficulty describing their symptoms and may fear or believe that they are going crazy. Depersonalization disorder can be a minor, passing disturbance with little noticeable effect on behavior. Some people can adjust to it or even block its impact. Dissociation and depersonalization scores among the subjects with depersonalization disorder were significantly positively correlated with metabolic activity in area 7B.