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Publié par	New Harbinger Publications
Date de parution	01 janvier 0001
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781608820429
Langue	English

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“A bold, yet wise approach to the core problems of depersonalization. This scientifically sound combination of acceptance and behavioral approaches can fundamentally change the life direction of people struggling with this debilitating disorder. Highly recommended.”
—Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D., Foundation Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada and author of Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life
a mindfulness and acceptance guide to conquering feelings of numbness and unreality
Fugen Neziroglu and Katharine Donnelly
New Harbinger Publications, Inc. -->
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Copyright © 2010 by Fugen Neziroglu & Katharine Donnelly
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The Library of Congress has Cataloged the Print Edition as:
Neziroglu, Fugen A., 1951-
Overcoming depersonalization disorder : a mindfulness and acceptance guide to conquering feelings of numbness and unreality / Fugen Neziroglu and Katharine Donnelly ; foreword by Daphne Simeon.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-1-57224-706-2
1. Depersonalization. I. Donnelly, Katherine Fair. II. Title.
RC553.D4N49 2010
616.89’142--dc22
2010009307
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. What Is Depersonalization? What Is DPD?
2. Why You Can’t Think Your Way Out of DPD
3. Why Depersonalization Disorder Develops
4. Understanding Conditions Related to Depersonalization Disorder
5. Depersonalization from an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Perspective
6. Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
7. Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy Strategies
8. Using Behavioral Strategies
9. Other Treatment Options
10. Frequently Asked Questions
Recommended Reading
References
Foreword
Overcoming Depersonalization Disorder , by Fugen Neziroglu, Katharine Donnelly, and Jose Yaryura-Tobias, is a very welcome addition to the scant book literature on depersonalization disorder. Although the disorder is estimated to afflict up to 2 percent of people over the course of their lifetimes, it remains underdiagnosed and frequently misdiagnosed, leaving its sufferers increasingly frustrated and hopeless as they go from one mental health professional to the next looking for an accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and hope for the future. Even when the disorder is accurately diagnosed, many clinicians remain at a loss as to how to best treat these patients, since the treatment guidelines for chronic depersonalization continue to be obscure compared to those for many other psychiatric disorders. This new book, happily, offers a wealth of psychological treatment approaches that can ultimately prove helpful to many people afflicted by the disorder.
The book is highly readable, targeting a lay audience as well as clinicians looking for informed help in treating their patients. In the first three chapters, the book introduces all the intricate aspects of the condition, including its symptoms; its course over time; its common antecedents, such as trauma and family dysfunction; and, importantly, its overlap with and its differences from related psychiatric disorders. This book also covers some basic neurobiology in order to give the reader a solid sense of what we know about the biological underpinnings of the disorder.
The bulk of the book is dedicated to a wide variety of psychotherapy approaches that can be used to tackle chronic depersonalization. Its unique contribution is the fact that it draws from both acceptance and commitment therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, and specifically applies both of these models to the treatment of depersonalization. The authors describe in simple and clear ways, illustrated by many examples, how self-focus and obsessional preoccupation with the illness often brings more suffering, while a mental stance based on mindfulness in the moment and on acceptance as a contextual background to the work of change can alleviate pain and suffering. The book describes thoughts, feelings, and avoidance behaviors that stem from the condition and exacerbate it, with an emphasis on enhancing the person’s growth potential and commitment to valued aspects of life even in the face of very distressing symptoms.
The authors then introduce basic principles of dialectical behavior therapy as they apply to chronic depersonalization: present-moment mindfulness, distress tolerance, awareness and regulation of emotions, and interpersonal effectiveness. These are supplemented with classic behavioral approaches focusing on exposure and response prevention, targeting not only the symptoms of depersonalization but also its historical precipitants and its most feared outcomes. The book ends with some additional treatment options such as cognitive approaches, general wellness strategies, and an overview of pharmacological treatment options.
This is a comprehensive, up-to-date, highly readable, and user-friendly book. It offers many vignettes and examples, exercises and worksheets, helpful concluding summaries to each chapter, and a question-and-answer section addressing some of the most frequently expressed concerns of people with depersonalization disorder. It is a very welcome addition to a newly emerging field, and one that patients and clinicians alike will find very helpful.
—Daphne Simeon, MD author of Feeling Unreal: Depersonalization Disorder and the Loss of Self Associate Professor of Psychiatry Beth Israel Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine New York
Acknowledgments
This book was inspired by our work with a few people who moved us with their overwhelming suffering and ultimate resilience. Depersonalization disorder (DPD) is one of many psychological conditions that don’t fit comfortably into one category. Depersonalization might describe an obsessive-compulsive process, a symptom of somatization or hypochondriasis, an extension of panic disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder, an extreme of depression, or really any other form of extreme suffering. However, DPD might instead manifest as numbness, “fogginess,” social alienation, or similar complaints. Because DPD tends to mess with your very sense of self and awareness, it’s one of the more disturbing of the somatization/anxiety disorders. We would especially like to acknowledge those of you with DPD for sharing the stories of your struggles, the stories that pepper this book.
We would also like to acknowledge the tireless clinicians and researchers who have contributed to the empirical foundation for this book. Daphne Simeon, MD; Dawn Baker, D.Clin.Psy.; Elaine Hunter, Ph.D.; Nicholas Medford, M.R.C.Psych.; Emma J. Lawrence, B.Sc., Ph.D.; and Anthony S. David, MD, F.R.C.Psych., have established the framework for contemporary research on depersonalization and other dissociative conditions. Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D.; Kelly G. Wilson, Ph.D.; Kirk D. Strosahl, Ph.D.; Michael P. Twohig, Ph.D.; Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.; and Marsha Linehan, Ph.D., have provided the research and philosophy that have fueled and given credit to the acceptance-oriented therapeutic movement, which has inspired this book’s therapeutic emphasis.
We would also like to acknowledge the publishers who have worked relentlessly to make this a user-friendly manual. Specifically, Catharine Sutker has provided us with needed guidance and constant feedback. She has been invaluable in her encouragement and support with this and previous books.
Finally, we would like to acknowledge the support of our friends and family members.
Introduction
My friends and family don’t understand what I go through. My parents always say, “You’re crying now. How can you say you can’t feel anything?” Whenever I try to explain, I just feel I’m coming across as defensive. What’s the use? People in my life will never understand me. How can they? They never felt depersonalized, isolated from everything around them, as if they were just going through the motions of living. Who lives like a robot day in and day out? I feel so anxious about my future and afraid I’ll never be able to change this horrible state of unreality. Everything seems so far away, different from the way it used to look. What happened to me, to my brain? Why do I feel like this? Will it ever go away? I don’t want to be around people: it’s just too hard.
The quote above, which a young woman with depersonalization disorder (DPD) provided, highlights a common experience among people wi