PARIS — The 2023 Encéphale Congress devoted a session to dissociative identity disorder (DID). It's a fascinating condition that has been depicted in countless movies and TV shows. And while it may be ...

DO YOU EVER zone out while tackling a boring task? Take your mind elsewhere to power through a difficult workout? Or, have you ever driven home safely without any recollection of how you got there? If ...

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In psychiatry, there’s no more controversial diagnosis than dissociative identity disorder (DID), the disorder formerly known as multiple personality disorder (MPD). First appearing in the third ...

Dissociation has made it into the meme hall of fame, appearing in innumerable posts about situations in which we might feel overwhelmed to the point of mentally escaping somewhere else. It’s a ...

Longstanding feelings of derealization in teenagers may indicate a dissociative condition known as depersonalization/derealization disorder (DPDR). Depersonalization ...

At 6am on a Monday morning, assaulted by the big light in my bedroom and barely able to sit up, I texted my best friend: ‘I can’t face the commute, I’m literally dissociating right now.’ But was I ...

You’re scrolling through social media and, (seemingly) suddenly, two hours have passed. What happened? According to researchers at the University of Washington, you might have been dissociating. Which ...