dissociative disorder

American  

noun

Psychiatry.

1. a mental disorder, as multiple personality, characterized by sudden temporary alteration in consciousness, identity, or motor behavior.

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dissociative disorder British  

noun

1. psychol an emotional disorder characterized by fugue states or multiple personality

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Example Sentences

I was experiencing a form of dissociative disorder — an extraordinary mechanism of protection and survival that unfortunately might also have painful and disruptive repercussions.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2022

Henry says this was an early sign of her mental illnesses, which include bipolar disorder, complex post-traumatic stress disorder, dissociative disorder and traumatic brain injury.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2021

Henry affirmed that Montgomery has a host of mental health woes – from bipolar disorder, temporal lobe epilepsy, and complex post-traumatic stress disorder to dissociative disorder, psychosis, traumatic brain injury and possibly fetal alcohol syndrome.

From Fox News • Dec. 31, 2020

Ms. Montgomery has bipolar disorder, temporal lobe epilepsy, complex post-traumatic stress disorder, dissociative disorder, psychosis, traumatic brain injury and most likely fetal alcohol syndrome.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2020

At the time of the alleged homicides, they said, Snyder had recurrent and severe depression as well as borderline personality disorder and symptoms consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder, multiple personality disorder and dissociative disorder.

From Washington Times • Nov. 15, 2020