Dissociative disorder not otherwise specified (DDNOS) was a mental health diagnosis for pathological dissociation that matched the
DSM-IV
The ''Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders'' (DSM; latest edition: DSM-5-TR, published in March 2022) is a publication by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) for the classification of mental disorders using a common langua ...
criteria for a
dissociative disorder
Dissociative disorders (DD) are conditions that involve disruptions or breakdowns of memory, awareness, identity, or perception. People with dissociative disorders use dissociation as a defense mechanism, pathologically and involuntarily. The ind ...
, but did not fit the full criteria for any of the specifically identified subtypes, and the reasons why the previous diagnoses were not met are specified. The
(ICD-10) refers to the diagnosis as "Other dissociative and conversion disorders".
[ F44.89.] Under the fifth edition of the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), it is known as "
Other specified dissociative disorder
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 specifically identified subtypes ...
" (OSDD).
DDNOS diagnoses
Under DDNOS, there were a number of dissociative conditions.
# 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
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, acute dissociative reaction, dissociative trance,
Ganser Syndrome
Ganser syndrome is a rare dissociative disorder characterized by nonsensical or wrong answers to questions and other dissociative symptoms such as fugue, amnesia or conversion disorder, often with visual pseudohallucinations and a decreased state ...
.
# Dissociative Disorder with Unclear Symptoms.
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Identity
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Jamais vu
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Memory
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Posttraumatic stress disorder
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Multiplicity
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References
External links
American Psychiatric Association proposed revision of DSM-5 entry
Dissociative disorders
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