Dissociative disorder not otherwise specified (DDNOS) was a mental health diagnosis for pathological dissociation that matched the
DSM-IV criteria for a
dissociative disorder
Dissociative disorders (DD) are conditions that involve disruptions or breakdowns of memory, awareness, identity, or perception. People with dissociative disorders use dissociation as a defense mechanism, pathologically and involuntarily. The in ...
, but did not fit the full criteria for any of the specifically identified subtypes, and the reasons why the previous diagnoses were not met are specified. The
(ICD-10) refers to the diagnosis as "Other dissociative and conversion disorders".
[ F44.89.] Under the fifth edition of the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), it is known as "
Other specified dissociative disorder" (OSDD).
DDNOS diagnoses
Under DDNOS, there were a number of dissociative conditions.
# DDNOS 1 - DID but switching not observed by clinician, or amnesia for the significant past but not everyday life.
# DDNOS 1a - Like DID but with less distinct parts/no alters. Alters may be emotional fragments or the same individual at different ages. Can experience emotional amnesia rather than physical amnesia.
# DDNOS 1b - Like DID but no amnesia between alters.
# DDNOS 2 - Derealization without Depersonalization.
# DDNOS 3,4,5,etc. - DID but with specific symptoms. Eg) Identity change due to
brainwashing
Brainwashing (also known as mind control, menticide, coercive persuasion, thought control, thought reform, and forced re-education) is the concept that the human mind can be altered or controlled by certain psychological techniques. Brainwashi ...
, acute dissociative reaction, dissociative trance,
Ganser Syndrome
Ganser syndrome is a rare dissociative disorder characterized by nonsensical or wrong answers to questions and other dissociative symptoms such as fugue, amnesia or conversion disorder, often with visual pseudohallucinations and a decreased state ...
.
# Dissociative Disorder with Unclear Symptoms.
See also
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Biopsychiatry controversy
The biopsychiatry controversy is a dispute over which viewpoint should predominate and form a basis of psychiatric theory and practice. The debate is a criticism of a claimed strict biological view of psychiatric thinking. Its critics include dis ...
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Identity
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Jamais vu
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Memory
Memory is the faculty of the mind by which data or information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed. It is the retention of information over time for the purpose of influencing future action. If past events could not be remembered ...
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Posttraumatic stress disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental and behavioral disorder that can develop because of exposure to a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, child abuse, domestic violence, or other threats on ...
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Multiplicity
References
External links
American Psychiatric Association proposed revision of DSM-5 entry
Dissociative disorders
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