Other and unspecified dissociative disorders

Other specified dissociative disorder (OSDD) is a mental health diagnosis for pathological dissociation that matches the DSM-5 criteria for a dissociative disorder, but does not fit the full criteria for any of the dissociative disorders, such as dissociative identity disorder, dissociative amnesia, and depersonalization/derealization disorder. Additionally, a diagnosis requires that reasons why the presentation does not fit specific diagnoses are specified. The ICD-10 diagnosis which includes the DSM-5's OSDD () The ICD-11 includes the diagnosis "Other specified dissociative disorders" (). There are currently four examples of presentations of OSDD given in the DSM: 1. “Chronic and recurrent syndromes of mixed dissociative symptoms: This category includes identity disturbance associated with less-than-marked discontinuities in sense of self and agency, or alterations of identity or episodes of possession in an individual who reports no dissociative amnesia” It is often co-morbid with other mental illnesses such as complex posttraumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, personality disorders, substance use disorders, and eating disorders. == Unspecified dissociative disorder ==

A diagnosis of Unspecified dissociative disorder is given when the clinician does not give a reason for criteria for a specific dissociative disorder not being met. The DSM-5 gives the example of "insufficient information to make a more specific diagnosis (e.g., in emergency room settings)" as a reason for why this might be the case. The ICD-10 contains the similarly named diagnosis Dissociative [conversion] disorder, unspecified (), and the ICD-11 contains Dissociative disorders, unspecified (). == Dissociative disorder not otherwise specified ==

Dissociative disorder not otherwise specified (DDNOS) was a mental health diagnosis for pathological dissociation that matched the DSM-IV criteria for a dissociative disorder, but did not fit the full criteria for any of the specific dissociative disorders. These examples, due to being numbered have been used as distinct subtypes of DDNOS in the following manner: • DDNOS 1 – DID but switching not observed by clinician, or amnesia for the significant past but not everyday life. • DDNOS 1a – Like DID but with less distinct parts/no alters. Alters may be emotional fragments or the same individual at different ages. Can experience emotional amnesia rather than physical amnesia. • DDNOS 1b – Like DID but no amnesia between alters. • DDNOS 2 – Derealization without depersonalization. • DDNOS 3, 4, 5, etc. – DID but with specific symptoms. Eg.: Identity change due to brainwashing, acute dissociative reaction, dissociative trance, Ganser syndrome. • Dissociative disorder with unclear symptoms. ==See also==