dissociative disorder depersonalization disorder A dissociative disorder in which the sufferer is affected by persistent or recurrent feelings of depersonalization and/or derealization. DOID:11038 ICD9CM:300.6 MSH:D003861 Neurotic derealization SNOMEDCT_2010_1_31:70764005 UMLS_CUI:C0683416 disease_ontology F48.1 MFOMD_0000078 300.6 The individual with this disorder may feel like an automaton or as if he or she is leaving in a dream or a movie. There may be a sensation of being an outside observer of one's mental processes, one's body, or parts of one's body. Various types of sensory anaesthesia, lack of affective response, and sensation of lacking control of one's actions, including speech, are often present. Like other dissociative disorders, this one can be precipitated by physical or psychological stress. There is some evidence that emotional abuse, especially by parents, may be related to this disorder. DSM-IV-TR (american Psychiatric Association) "Understanding abnormal behavior". David Sue, Derald Wing Sue, Stanley Sue. Disorder characterized by a persistent or recurrent feeling of being detached from one’s mental processes or body that is accompanied by interact reality testing. DSM-IV-TR (american Psychiatric Association) trastorno de despersonalización