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Dissociative disorder

Dissociative disorder refers to mental disorders characterized by a sudden temporary alteration in consciousness, identity, or motor behavior.

It includes psychogenic amnesia, psychogenic fugue, multiple personality disorder, and depersonalization disorder

Other /More definition:
dissociative disorder refers to disorder in which individuals feel detached from themselves or their surroundings and feel reality, experience, and identity may disintegrate.

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