Open AccessDissociation and disasters: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Fatih Canan,
Carol S. North
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2220-3206
DOI - 10.5498/wjp.v9.i6.83
Subject(s) - derealization , depersonalization , poison control , dissociation (chemistry) , psychology , dissociative identity disorder , dissociative disorders , medicine , dissociative , injury prevention , suicide prevention , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medical emergency , emotional exhaustion , chemistry , burnout
Dissociation, which is defined as the failure to associate consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, perception, body representation, motor control, and behavior into an integrated whole, has long been assumed to be generated by trauma. If dissociation is a product of trauma exposure, then dissociation would be a major mental health outcome observed in studies of disaster survivors. Although some studies have examined dissociation in disasters, no systematic literature reviews have been conducted to date on the topic.