The Causes and Risk Factors for Developing Dissociative Disorder

A set of mental health illnesses known as dissociative disorders are characterized by abnormalities in consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, perception, behavior, and sense of self. Usually, these interruptions are felt as abrupt, unwelcome incursions into one’s mental state. The overall population is affected by dissociative disorder in 2-5% of cases. Severe and recurrent trauma, especially…