Psychogenic and Dissociative Amnesia
Now what in the world is this, you might ask? Psychogenic and
Dissociative Amnesia are patients with the inability to recall
information from their past. Most patients that suffer from
psychogenic or Dissociative amnesia has suffered a history of
trauma, including rape, disasters, overwhelming circumstances,
and so forth. Most patients suffer psychosocial stress.
With this disorder, it has no surrounding symptoms other than
amnesia and the patient often struggles to recall or remember
past events, and sometimes-current events. This disorder can be
easily detected, and not confused with multiple personality
disorders. Multiple Personality Disorder has far more
complicated symptoms than psychogenic or Dissociative Amnesia.
Many patients that suffer from psychogenic or Dissociative
Amnesia may suffer depression since the feeling of memory loss
is often overwhelming
Other diagnoses such as psychogenic or dissociate fugue is
another form of amnesiac disorder. Sometimes these patients will
vanish for a short time and often forget where they were or why
they left. Most of the patients suffering this diagnose has
suffered traumatic experiences. Depersonalization Disorders
generally involved dissociation; however, the person breaks off
from reality running to an unreality state.
They may illustrate behaviors including dream state of mind, and
distortion from time. They may also suffer depression, dizzy
spells, anxiety attacks, and other related symptoms. Some of the
most complicated disorders in mental health are in constant
overview, while the listed disorders are often easier to treat
that the more complex diagnoses.
Like many patients, however the diagnoses must be treated, since
amnesia can cause additional problems. For example, if the
person has difficulty remembering then other people may take
advantage of them. This subjects them to pain and suffering from
external sources. If the patient wonders away, they are subject
to harm by other individuals, so it is important to protect them
by getting help. Most patients with these types of disorder are
easy to treat and the symptoms are so minimized that any
therapist should be able to determine what the disorder is right
away.
Unlike Multiple Personality Disorder where the patient switches
personalities, psychogenic or Dissociative fugue or amnesia has
distinct characteristics. The only difficulty that therapists
would have with detecting the diagnose is that these patients
are rare. Amnesia disorders are often resulting from epilepsy,
head injuries, strokes, medical ailments, and so forth. Alcohol
and drugs use has also been said to bring forth symptoms of
psychogenic or Dissociative symptoms. No two people are the
same, so the symptoms may vary in one patient while slightly
different in other patients. If these patients has additional
diagnosis, the therapist will probably have difficulty detected
the symptoms of amnesia disorder.
With any disorder, cognitive disorder, disease of the mind, and
so forth it is difficult, but some diagnoses are far more
difficulty than others. Therefore, if you notice anyone that is
illustrating symptoms or signs of mental illnesses it is
important to not only take immediate notice, but also find a
professional that can help the patient get well. Professionals
that treat standard diagnosis will see upfront in many cases the
direction they are headed, and may begin treatment immediately,
which will help the person cover from his or her distress.
Fatigue is another diagnose that is affected people everyday.
Fatigue is a sleep issue rather than a mental ill handicap;
however, it must be treated before sleep robs them of their
life. Most patients suffering from fatigue often experience
depression, exhaustion, drained of energy, headaches, joint and
muscle aches and so forth. Scientists have studied for years
this particular mental health issue and have come up with
nothing as the cause for the interruption.
>From what I have noticed about fatigue syndrome is that the
patients often have underlying diagnoses, may have suffered
medical illnesses, or else is severely depressed. Patients vary,
but for the most part the patient has difficulty coping since
fatigue syndrome sucks their vital energy. If you feel that you
have fatigue syndrome it is best to consult with your physician
to eliminate any physical ailments. You may have some type of
illness that a medical doctor can treat right away and your
fatigue syndrome just might disappear.