Understanding Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder | Emocare Psychiatry • Trauma‑Informed Care • Primary Care Understanding Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder (DPDR) Depersonalization/derealization disorder involves persistent or recurrent experiences of feeling detached from oneself (depersonalization) and/or the external world seeming unreal or dreamlike (derealization). These experiences…
Understanding and Treating Unspecified Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorder | Emocare Trauma Care • Psychiatry • Primary Care Understanding and Treating Unspecified Trauma‑ and Stressor‑Related Disorder Use this pragmatic diagnosis when a patient has clinically significant trauma‑ or stressor‑related symptoms causing…
Understanding Other Specified Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorder | Emocare Trauma & Recovery • Psychiatry • Primary Care Understanding Other Specified Trauma‑ and Stressor‑Related Disorder This category is used when individuals present with clinically significant reactions to traumatic or stressful events…
Understanding and Managing Adjustment Disorders | Emocare Psychiatry • Primary Care • Occupational Health Understanding and Managing Adjustment Disorders Adjustment disorders are emotional or behavioural responses to an identifiable psychosocial stressor(s) occurring within 3 months of the stressor and causing…
Understanding Acute Stress Disorder: Types, Symptoms & Treatment | Emocare Trauma Care • Psychiatry • Emergency Medicine Understanding Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) Acute Stress Disorder is an early traumatic stress response occurring within the first days to one month after…
Understanding Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Types, Symptoms & Treatment | Emocare Trauma & Recovery • Psychiatry • Psychological Therapies Understanding Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Types, Symptoms & Treatment PTSD is a disabling condition that can follow exposure to actual or…
Understanding Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder: Symptoms, Identification & Treatment | Emocare Child & Adolescent Psychiatry • Developmental Pediatrics • Social Care Understanding Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder (DSED) Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder is characterised by culturally inappropriate, overly familiar behaviour with…
Understanding Reactive Attachment Disorder: Types, Symptoms & Treatment | Emocare Child & Adolescent Psychiatry • Developmental Pediatrics • Social Care Understanding Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Reactive Attachment Disorder is a childhood condition linked to severely disturbed caregiving and early deprivation,…
Understanding Unspecified Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorder Understanding Unspecified Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorder Unspecified Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorder is used when a person shows symptoms of OCD or related conditions but does not fully meet the diagnostic criteria for any specific…
Understanding Other Specified Obsessive‑Compulsive and Related Disorder | Emocare Psychiatry • Liaison Medicine • Primary Care Understanding Other Specified Obsessive‑Compulsive and Related Disorder This diagnostic category is intended for clinically significant obsessive‑compulsive spectrum presentations that cause distress or functional impairment…
