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Cephalalgia : An International Journal... Aug 2004
Topics: Depersonalization; Humans; Migraine Disorders
PubMed: 15265059
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2004.00737.x -
Scientific Reports Mar 2022Depersonalisation is a common dissociative experience characterised by distressing feelings of being detached or 'estranged' from one's self and body and/or the world....
Depersonalisation is a common dissociative experience characterised by distressing feelings of being detached or 'estranged' from one's self and body and/or the world. The COVID-19 pandemic forcing millions of people to socially distance themselves from others and to change their lifestyle habits. We have conducted an online study of 622 participants worldwide to investigate the relationship between digital media-based activities, distal social interactions and peoples' sense of self during the lockdown as contrasted with before the pandemic. We found that increased use of digital media-based activities and online social e-meetings correlated with higher feelings of depersonalisation. We also found that the participants reporting higher experiences of depersonalisation, also reported enhanced vividness of negative emotions (as opposed to positive emotions). Finally, participants who reported that lockdown influenced their life to a greater extent had higher occurrences of depersonalisation experiences. Our findings may help to address key questions regarding well-being during a lockdown, in the general population. Our study points to potential risks related to overly sedentary, and hyper-digitalised lifestyle habits that may induce feelings of living in one's 'head' (mind), disconnected from one's body, self and the world.
Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; COVID-19; Depersonalization; Female; Humans; Life Style; Male; Middle Aged; Quarantine; Screen Time; Social Media; Young Adult
PubMed: 35273200
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-07657-8 -
Anxiety, Stress, and Coping Jul 2022Depersonalization is common in anxiety disorders, but little is known about factors that influence co-occurring anxiety and depersonalization.
BACKGROUND OBJECTIVES
Depersonalization is common in anxiety disorders, but little is known about factors that influence co-occurring anxiety and depersonalization.
DESIGN
We investigated trait moderators of the relationships between state and trait anxiety and depersonalization to better understand their co-occurrence and to identify potential points of intervention.
METHODS
Adults recruited on Amazon Mechanical Turk ( = 303) completed two computer tasks designed to increase variability in state anxiety and depersonalization as well as several self-report questionnaires.
RESULTS
As hypothesized, anxiety positively predicted depersonalization at both a state level and trait level. Moreover, as hypothesized, the trait anxiety-trait depersonalization relationship was strengthened by greater anxiety sensitivity; distress intolerance; and negative interpretation bias for anxiety sensations, and for depersonalization sensations. None of these hypothesized trait moderators significantly strengthened the state anxiety-state depersonalization relationship.
CONCLUSIONS
These findings suggest that, on a trait level, anxiety and depersonalization more frequently co-occur when people catastrophically misinterpret their symptoms or have lower emotional distress tolerance.
Topics: Adult; Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders; Depersonalization; Emotions; Humans; Self Report
PubMed: 34524043
DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2021.1977797 -
The Journal of Psychology Jan 1984The present study assessed the prevalence and characteristics of depersonalization phenomena in a nonclinical population. Undergraduate students (N = 388) responded to a...
The present study assessed the prevalence and characteristics of depersonalization phenomena in a nonclinical population. Undergraduate students (N = 388) responded to a questionnaire soliciting information regarding the experience of depersonalization, age at onset, number, frequency, duration, and intensity of depersonalization experiences, level of pleasantness/unpleasantness, diminution of experiences with and without professional assistance, and relation of depersonalization to other factors. Of the Ss, 34% reported depersonalization. No significant sex differences were noted but relationships between years of experience of depersonalization and intensity, frequency, and number of experiences were significant.
Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depersonalization; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged
PubMed: 6607991
DOI: 10.1080/00223980.1984.9923624 -
The American Journal of Psychiatry Dec 1992
Topics: Aged; Depersonalization; Fluoxetine; Humans; Male
PubMed: 1443255
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.149.12.1750b -
Journal of Clinical Psychology Feb 1999The main purpose of the present study was to determine the relation between specific dissociative experiences (depersonalization, fantasies) and self-reported coping... (Comparative Study)
Comparative Study
The main purpose of the present study was to determine the relation between specific dissociative experiences (depersonalization, fantasies) and self-reported coping behavior in a clinical (depression, anxiety, schizophrenia) and nonclinical sample (normal adults). Dissociative experiences were assessed with the Questionnaire of Experiences of Dissociation (QED) of Riley (1988) and coping behavior with the Stress-Process Questionnaire (SPQ; Janke, Erdmann, & Boucsein, 1985). A factor analysis of the QED items revealed a two-factor extraction: Factor 1 "depersonalization" and Factor 2 "fantasies/daydreams." The clinical group scored higher on the QED factor "depersonalization" and had more passive forms of coping behavior (resignation, social isolation, self-compassion, self-blame) than the normal adults. Similar correlation patterns were found for both groups: The QED factor "depersonalization" correlated highly with the coping behaviors "resignation," "social isolation," "self-blame," "self-compassion," and "rumination." No correlation between Factor 2 "fantasies/daydreams" and the coping behavior was found. Finally, correlations between depersonalization, trait anxiety, and personal need for structure were reported.
Topics: Adaptation, Psychological; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Depersonalization; Fantasy; Female; Humans; Male; Mental Disorders; Middle Aged; Surveys and Questionnaires
PubMed: 10100823
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199902)55:2<225::aid-jclp10>3.0.co;2-e -
The American Journal of Psychiatry Aug 2016
Topics: Cannabinoids; Depersonalization; Humans; Male; Young Adult
PubMed: 27477142
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16010029 -
Zeitschrift Fur Kinder- Und... Mar 1989
Review
Topics: Child; Concept Formation; Depersonalization; Ego; Humans; Orientation; Reality Testing; Visual Perception
PubMed: 2658414
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Journal of Trauma & Dissociation : the... 2023We investigated cognition in depersonalization-spectrum dissociative disorders without comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder to explore evidence for emotionally...
We investigated cognition in depersonalization-spectrum dissociative disorders without comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder to explore evidence for emotionally avoidant information processing. Forty-eight participants with DSM-IV dissociative disorder (DD) (Depersonalization Disorder - 37, Dissociative Disorder NOS -11), 36 participants with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and 56 healthy controls (HC) were administered the Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale-III (WAIS); the Weschler Memory Scale-III (WMS); and three Stroop tasks: the Standard Stroop, a selective-attention Emotional Stroop using neutral, dissociation, and trauma-related word categories, and a divided-attention Emotional Stroop using comparable words. Participants were also administered a paired-associates explicit and implicit memory test using emotionally neutral and negative words, before and after the Trier Social Stress Test. The DD and HC groups had comparable general intelligence and memory scores, though dissociation severity was inversely related to verbal comprehension and working memory. In the selective-attention condition, DD participants showed greater incidental recall across word categories with comparable interference. However in the divided-attention condition, DD participants significantly favored lesser attentional interference at the expense of remembering words. Across attentional conditions, DD participants had better recall for disorder-related than neutral words. Pre-stress, the DD group demonstrated better explicit memory for neutral versus negative words with reversal after stress, whereas the HC group demonstrated the opposite pattern; implicit memory did not differ. Cognition in the PTSD control group was generally dissimilar to the DD group. The findings in toto provide substantial evidence for emotionally avoidant information processing in DD, vulnerable to the impact of stress, at the level of both attention and memory.
Topics: Adult; Humans; Depersonalization; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Emotions; Attention; Dissociative Disorders
PubMed: 35616140
DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2022.2079798 -
Zhurnal Nevrologii I Psikhiatrii Imeni... 2011