Is dpdr in ptsd common?

[binchilling]

Is it common as a symptom or is it a separate dissociative disorder?

 

[Friday]

Both.

- Disassociation is a very common, but not required symptom of PTSD.
- A person can have PTSD & be comorbid with a dissociative disorder, or another disorder where dissociation is a symptom.
- A person can have a dissociative disorder, or a disorder where dissociation is a symptom, but not have PTSD.

On the PTSD side of things, dissociation is found under CriterionB, but only 1 of 5 possible symptoms is required.

B. Presence of one (or more) of the following intrusion symptoms associated with the traumatic event(s), beginning after the traumatic event(s) occurred:

1. Recurrent, involuntary, and intrusive distressing memories of the traumatic event(s) Note: In children older than 6 years, repetitive play may occur in which themes or aspects of the traumatic event(s) are expressed.
2. Recurrent distressing dreams in which the content and/or affect of the dream are related to the traumatic event(s). Note:In children, there may be frightening dreams without recognizable content.
3. Dissociative reactions (e.g., flashbacks) in which the individual feels or acts as if the traumatic event(s) were recurring. (Such reactions may occur on a continuum, with the most extreme expression being a complete loss of awareness of present surroundings.) Note: In children, trauma-specific reenactment may occur in play.
4. Intense or prolonged psychological distress at exposure to internal or external cues that symbolize or resemble an aspect of the traumatic event(s).
5. Marked physiological reactions to internal or external cues that symbolize or resemble an aspect of the traumatic event(s).

 

[binchilling]

Both.

- Disassociation is a very common, but not required symptom of PTSD.
- A person can have PTSD & be comorbid with a dissociative disorder, or another disorder where dissociation is a symptom.
- A person can have a dissociative disorder, or a disorder where dissociation is a symptom, but not have PTSD.

On the PTSD side of things, dissociation is found under CriterionB, but only 1 of 5 possible symptoms is required.

Is DID included in this?

 

[Sideways]

Is DID included in this?

DID is diagnosed as a seperate disorder, and it’s not common. It arises from serious, chronic trauma in childhood, so it’s often comorbid with ptsd (for example, I have both).

 

[Friday]

Is DID included in this?

What @Sideways said.

DID is in the tippy-tip of the most extreme of dissociative conditions/disorders.

It’s common for people with DID to also have PTSD.
It’s NOT common for people with PTSD to have DID.

 

[binchilling]

What @Sideways said.

DID is in the tippy-tip of the most extreme of dissociative conditions/disorders.

It’s common for people with DID to also have PTSD.
It’s NOT common for people with PTSD to have DID.

So why are there so many DID people on the site? And is childhood trauma related to DID?

 

[Sideways]

So why are there so many DID people on the site?

I don’t think there are a lot, but there’s definitely more than in your average group of people, probably because of the number of members here on the forum who have a history of child abuse.

And is childhood trauma related to DID?

In a way, yes. The overwhelming majority of people with DID have a history of child abuse.

DID develops in childhood as a result of serious and chronic trauma, and child abuse is the leading traumatic experience (by a long way) that gives rise to the disorder.

However, the majority of people who experience childhood trauma don’t develop DID as a result that experience.