Depersonalization disorder: pharmacological approaches
@article{Sierra2008DepersonalizationDP, title={Depersonalization disorder: pharmacological approaches}, author={M. Sierra}, journal={Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics}, year={2008}, volume={8}, pages={19 - 26} }
Depersonalization disorder (DPD) is a chronic and distressing condition with a prevalence in the general population between 0.8 and 2%. Several neurobiological studies in the last decade have shown that patients have suppressed limbic activation to emotional stimuli. Such findings are in line with a model which suggests that the condition is generated by an anxiety-triggered, ’hard-wired’ inhibitory response to threat. Such a mechanism would ensure the preservation of adaptive behavior, during… CONTINUE READING
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