Overcoming Depersonalisation and Feelings of Unreality: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques

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Little, Brown Book Group, Nov 1, 2012 - Psychology - 160 pages

Depersonalization Disorder is when a person experiences a feeling of being detached from life around them and sometimes emotionally numb. It is often a symptom of another disorder such as anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder and particularly panic disorder, or of an illness like epilepsy or migraine, but also occurs in its own right and among users of certain drugs. CBT is an effective treatment.


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Contents

Acknowledgments
What is DPAFU?
DPAFU case studies
What causes DPAFU?
CBT for DPAFU
Dealing with the core problem
Other useful techniques
How to deal with problems related to DPAFU
Other types of treatment
The Cambridge Depersonalization Scale
What are antidepressants?
Blank worksheets
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About the author (2012)

Anthony David is Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry at the IoPPN and a consultant psychiatrist. He set up and heads the Depersonalisation Disorders Clinic at the Maudsley Hospital, London.

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