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Dissociative Disorders Chapter 9 Introduction • Dissociative disorders are defined by a disruption in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity, or perception. • Dissociative disorders are thought to be quite rare, but when they do occur they may present a very dramatic clinical picture of severe disturbance in normal personality functioning. • There is an increase in reported cases of amnesia. Amnesia: Assessment • Localized amnesia – Inability to recall all incidents associated with the traumatic event for a specific time period following the event. • Selective amnesia – Inability to recall only certain incidents associated with a traumatic event for a specific period after the event. • Continuous amnesia – Inability to recall events occurring after a specific time up to and including the present. • Generalized amnesia – Rare phenomenon of not being able to recall anything that has happened during the person’s entire lifetime, including his or her personal identity • Systematized amnesia – Person cannot remember events that relate to a specific category of information, such as one’s family or on particular person or event. Localized amnesia • • • • Assessment Nursing Diagnosis Nursing Intervention Patient and family Education Selective amnesia • • • • Assessment Nursing Diagnosis Nursing Intervention Patient and family Education Continuous amnesia • • • • Assessment Nursing Diagnosis Nursing Intervention Patient and family Education Generalized amnesia • • • • Assessment Nursing Diagnosis Nursing Intervention Patient and family Education Systematized amnesia • • • • Assessment Nursing Diagnosis Nursing Intervention Patient and family Education Dissociative Fugue: Assessment • Characteristic feature of dissociative fugue is a sudden, unexpected travel away from home or customary workplace • A person in a fugue state unable to recall personal identity, and assumption of a new identity is common Nursing Process • • • • Nursing Diagnosis Planning/Implementation Outcomes Evaluation Dissociative Identity Disorder: Assessment • Characterized by the existence of two or more personalities within a single individual • Transition from one personality to another is usually sudden, often dramatic, and usually precipitated by stress Nursing Process • • • • Nursing Diagnosis Planning/Implementation Outcomes Evaluation Predisposing Factors • Biological Theories – Genetics • Possible hereditary factor – Organic • Certain neurological conditions may predispose individuals to DID • Psychological Influences:History of Traumatic Experience • Sexual abuse, Psychological abuse andPhysical abuse Depersonalization Disorder • Assessment: Characterized by a temporary change in the quality of self-awareness that often takes the form of: – – – – Feelings of unreality Changes in body image Feelings of detachment from the environment Sense of observing oneself from outside the body • Symptoms of depersonalization disorder are often accompanied by: – Anxiety – Fear of going insane – Depression – Obsessive thoughts – Somatic complaints – Disturbance in the subjective sense of time • Physiological theory – Neurophysiological basis • Psychodynamic theory – Emphasizes the psychological conflict and disturbances of ego structure in the predisposition to depersonalization disorder Nursing Process • • • • • Nursing Diagnosis Planning/Implementation Outcomes Evaluation Client/Family Education Treatment Modalities • Dissociative amnesia – Remove from stress – Intravenous amobarbital – Supportive psychotherapy • Dissociative fugue – Cognitive therapy – Group therapy – Family therapy Treatment Modalities • Dissociative identity disorder – Intense long-term psychotherapy • Depersonalization disorder – Various regimens have been tried, although none has proved widely successful.