If we go back over a century to Bleuler’s four “A’s” of schizophrenia (ambivalence, autism, affective incongruity, and association disturbances) (Bleuler, 1911) it is not hard to see a place for dissociation. However, with more modern definitions (e.g. ICD-11) dissociation doesn’t feature as a symptom, with the emphasis now being firmly upon positive and negative symptoms.
There is evidence that patients with psychosis and developmental trauma have worse clinical outcomes and more severe symptoms, in comparison to those without (Bailey et al 2018). Trauma related dissociation is a common...
Written by Jackie Zimmermann, Manager of Public Education Partnerships and E-LearningContent from MHA and ASU's webinar: I Don't Know How to Care for...
By Dr. Amir Ahuja, Board-Certified Psychiatrist and Director of Psychiatry at the Los Angeles LGBT CenterThis post was sponsored by Johnson & Johnson.
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by Shivani Kapadia, PharmD, Medical Director of Global Medical Affairs, Neuropsychiatry, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc (OPDC); and Sara Asif Spencer, PharmD,...
Researchers from Oregon State University have found that loneliness is a bigger obstacle to college students getting a good night's sleep than excessive...
