Post-traumatic stress disorder is associated with dissociative fugue states
Post-traumatic stress disorder is strongly linked to dissociative symptoms, with the DSM-5 explicitly recognizing a dissociative subtype characterized by depersonalization and derealization.
The retrieved literature consistently supports the association between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and trauma-related dissociation, culminating in the official classification of a dissociative subtype of PTSD in psychiatric manuals (DSM-5). None of the retrieved papers refute the link between PTSD and dissociation, though dissociative fugue specifically is a rare historical and clinical manifestation of broader dissociative phenomena associated with severe trauma.
Loewenstein RJ. Dissociation debates: everything you know is wrong.. 2018. https://doi.org/10.31887/dcns.2018.20.3/rloewenstein
Supports a powerful relationship between psychological trauma and various dissociative disorders.
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Burback L, Brémault-Phillips S, Nijdam MJ, McFarlane A, Vermetten E. Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A State-of-the-art Review.. 2024. https://doi.org/10.2174/1570159x21666230428091433
Notes that dissociation is a frequent and challenging comorbid feature accompanying post-traumatic stress disorder.
William F White, Aaron Burgess, T. Dalgleish, S. Halligan, R. Hiller, A. Oxley, Patrick Smith, R. Meiser-Stedman. Prevalence of the dissociative subtype of post-traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291722001647
Establishes a recognized dissociative subtype of post-traumatic stress disorder affecting a significant percentage of patients.
Wolf EJ, Hawn SE, Sullivan DR, Miller MW, Sanborn V, Brown E, Neale Z, Fein-Schaffer D, Zhao X, Logue MW, Fortier CB, McGlinchey RE, Milberg WP. Neurobiological and genetic correlates of the dissociative subtype of posttraumatic stress disorder.. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000795
Examines the psychometric and biological correlates of the dissociative subtype of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Farina B, Schimmenti A. The Psychopathological Domains of Attachment Trauma: A Proposal for a Clinical Conceptualization.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.36131/cnfioritieditore20250501
Links attachment and traumatic stress histories to broad dissociative reactions and altered self-states in adulthood.
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