Feeling unreal : depersonalization disorder and the loss of the self / Daphne Simeon, Jeffrey Abugel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simeon, Daphne, 1958-

Contributor:

Abugel, Jeffrey.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Depersonalization.

Identity (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Feeling Unreal is the first book to reveal what depersonalization disorder is all about. This important volume explores not only depersonalization, but the philosophical and literary implications of selflessness as well, while providing the latest research, possible treatments, and strategies for living and thriving when life seems 'unreal.' For those who still believe that such experiences are still a part of something else, that depersonalization is just a symptom and not a disorder in its own right, Feeling Unreal presents compelling evidence to the contrary. This book provides long-awaited

Contents:

Strangers to our selves

Expressions of the inexpressible

The path of understanding- a century of exploration

Diagnosing depersonalization disorder

Unraveling the enigma: clinical research on depersonalization disorder

The biology of depersonalization

The blow of the void

Medication treatment of depersonalization

Psychotherapy treatment of depersonalization.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-231) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-976635-5

1-282-36768-4

9786612367687

0-19-975040-8

OCLC:

609850409