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Depersonalization Disorder: Disconnection of Cognitive Evaluation from Autonomic Responses to Emotional Stimuli

Depersonalization Disorder: Disconnection of Cognitive Evaluation from Autonomic Responses to Emotional Stimuli

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Matthias Michal , Ansgar Koechel, Marco Canterino, Julia Adler, Iris Reiner, Gerhard Vossel, Manfred E. Beutel, Matthias Gamer Published: September 13, 2013 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074331 Abstract Background Patients with depersonalization disorder (DPD) typically complain about emotional detachment. Previous studies found reduced autonomic responsiveness to emotional stimuli for DPD patients as compared to patients with anxiety disorders. We aimed to investigate autonomic responsiveness to emotional auditory stimuli of DPD patients as compared to patient controls. Furthermore, we examined…

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Striking Discrepancy of Anomalous Body Experiences with Normal Interoceptive Accuracy in Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder

Striking Discrepancy of Anomalous Body Experiences with Normal Interoceptive Accuracy in Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Matthias Michal , Bettina Reuchlein, Julia Adler, Iris Reiner, Manfred E. Beutel,Claus Vögele, Hartmut Schächinger, André Schulz Published: February 27, 2014 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089823 Abstract Background Disembodiment is a core feature of depersonalization disorder (DPD). Given the narratives of DPD patients about their disembodiment and emotional numbing and neurobiological findings of an inhibition of insular activity, DPD may be considered as a mental disorder with specific impairments of interoceptive awareness and body perception. Methods We investigated cardioceptive…

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Personality and psychopathological characteristics in functional movement disorders

Personality and psychopathological characteristics in functional movement disorders

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Antonina Luca, Tiziana Lo Castro, Giovanni Mostile, Giulia Donzuso, Calogero Edoardo Cicero, Alessandra Nicoletti, Mario Zappia Published: May 10, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0303379 Abstract Introduction Aim of the present study was to assess personality and psychopathological characteristics in patients with functional movement disorders (FMDs) compared to patients with other neurological disorders (OND).   Methods In this cross-sectional study, patients affected by clinically established FMDs and OND who attended the Neurologic Unit of the University-Hospital “Policlinico-San Marco” of…

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Mental disorders and criminal legal involvement: Evidence from a national diagnostic epidemiological survey

Mental disorders and criminal legal involvement: Evidence from a national diagnostic epidemiological survey

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Jeffrey W. Swanson , Madeline Stenger, Michele M. Easter, Natalie Bareis, Lydia Chwastiak, Lisa B. Dixon, Mark J. Edlund, Scott Graupensperger, Heidi Guyer, Maria  Monroe-DeVita, Mark Olfson, T. Scott Stroup, Katherine S. Winans, Marvin S. Swartz Published: April 9, 2025 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000257 Abstract Large numbers of adults with mental disorders in the United States are incarcerated or otherwise involved with the criminal legal system. Evidence is lacking on prevalence of specific psychiatric diagnoses in this population. This…

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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Depersonalisation Derealisation Disorder (CBT-f-DDD): Study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Depersonalisation Derealisation Disorder (CBT-f-DDD): Study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial

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Open Access Study Protocol Georgia McRedmond, Rafael Gafoor, Lucy Ring, Nicola Morant, Joe Perkins, Nicola Dalrymple, Ana Dumitru, Anthony S. David, Glyn Lewis, Elaine C. M. Hunter Published: August 9, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0307191 Abstract Background Depersonalisation-Derealisation Disorder (DDD) is a distressing mental health condition which causes individuals to have a sense of ‘unreality’ or detachment about themselves and/or the world around them. DDD is chronically under-researched, and as a result, under-diagnosed, with a population prevalence of about 1%. In systematic reviews,…

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