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