A new study highlights that most adults experience little to no dissociation, though it is frequently reported in clinical populations, particularly people with dissociative disorders, PTSD, and ...

Dissociation is not a rare or imaginary condition but a common, trauma-driven survival strategy that alters awareness, memory ...

The word "dissociation" has grown in popularity and become embedded in everyday language, but nmisconceptions persist, including some which are harmful, experts say.

This is part 1 in a series about rethinking the trauma response. The history of the study of trauma has included many missteps and misunderstandings and it has been difficult to shake these incorrect ...

Trauma can cause dissociative symptoms - such as having an out-of-body experience, or feeling emotionally numb - that may help an individual cope in the short term but can have negative impacts if the ...

In my last post, Trauma's Negative Impact on Working Memory, I delved into variations in memory processing that are prevalent with trauma. This post builds on the concept by considering trauma and ...

Dissociation has made it into the meme hall of fame, appearing in innumerable posts about situations in which we might feel ...

As we observe Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) Awareness Day in 2024, it is important to shed light on this often misunderstood and stigmatised mental health condition. DID, formerly known as ...

Reviewed by Nicole Foubister, MD, NYU Child Study Center, and Assistant Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU College of Arts & Science, New York, NY A new study from Australia shows that ...