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 ...

Dissociation describes a disconnect between a person and their emotions, surroundings, or memories. Some people use the term to casually describe zoning out in the face of something boring or ...

The human brain is constantly bombarded with information 24/7. As you’re reading this article, your dog might be yawning, a delivery truck is passing by underneath your window, and just about a ...

Mary-Anne Kate received an Australian Postgraduate Award from theDepartment of Education and Training. She is affiliated with International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation.

Dissociative amnesia is a type of amnesia where you can’t remember important information about your life including things like your name, family or friends, and personal history. It can happen due to ...

"Elizabeth Roberts, M.D. is a physician and psychiatrist. She treats adults & children. Dr. Roberts provides her patients with psychotherapy and, when appropriate, medications as well. Dr. Roberts ...

Trauma-related dissociation consists of several subtypes, with unique brain signatures depending on type of dissociative disorders, new research suggests. Results from a neuroimaging study showed that ...

Herschel Walker opens up about dissociative identity disorder in new book. April 14, 2008— -- Herschel Walker has always been something of a puzzle. As difficult as the star running back was to ...

Each year as part of Mental Health Awareness Week, Digital Spy writers share their experiences of how entertainment can be part of the conversation around mental illness. My therapist doesn't really ...

I am a clinical psychologist with over 25 years of experience. I specialize in working with adults who have experienced trauma and/or adversity, at any point in their life, which continues to create ...

Rami Malek’s Elliot Alderson on Mr. Robot suffers dissociative identity disorder. Pic credit: USA Network Last night’s two-part Mr. Robot series finale took viewers on a tour of Elliot Alderson’s ...

Derived from Greek, the term amnesia is used to describe memory impairment that is characterized by the inability to successfully recall previously learned information and learn new information. To be ...