How we can help
Depersonalisation-Derealisation Disorder is a very frightening and distressing condition where a person feels a profound sense of unreality and/or detachment from themselves and the world around them. Most people experience both depersonalisation and derealisation together. Although some people recover naturally, others may need some help to recover and talking therapies can be an important step in this process
Many clinicians are not familiar enough with Depersonalisation-Derealisation Disorder to know how to help. It is therefore vitally important that you seek help from clinicians who have expertise with this condition
The Depersonalisation Clinic has helped others to recover and can guide you to do the same
Effectiveness of therapy
A published study of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Depersonalisation Disorder (Hunter et al. 2005, Behaviour Research and Therapy) reported:
‘significant improvements in patient-defined measures of Depersonalisation/Derealisation severity as well as standardised measures of dissociation, depression, anxiety and general functioning were found at post-treatment and six-months follow-up’