Posted by matrad6781 on March 20, 2004, at 14:25:45
In reply to Re: Depersonalization/Derealization, posted by confusedeeyore on March 19, 2004, at 0:25:12
You definitely have dp/dr. You need specialized therapy. Most psychiatrists never heard of dp or they think it is a symptom of a more common ailment like anxiety, panic, depression or schizophrenia. But primary dp does exist and has its own DSM-IV code. There are two groups focussing all of their energies on the treatment of dp. They are the dept of psychiatry at Mt Sinai, NYC (chief investigator, Daphne Simeon, MD) and Depersonalization Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, UK (Drs. Phillips and Sierra-Siegert. You owe it to yourself to get evaluated by either of these groups. If that's not possible, then download their recent publications, print them and hand the copies to your psychiatrist. There are exciting new promising therapies involving NMDA and NE sites, including drugs like lamotrigine and Memantine. Check out these Websites:
http://web1.iop.kcl.ac.uk/IoP/Departments/PsychMed/CNeuPsy/DPU/staff.shtml
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