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Originally Posted by amandalouise
yea I've seen this before, about 4-5 years ago, great stuff but the info is back before the change over to the new standards. now anything to do with somatic problems is now categorized in the somatic disorders and no longer listed with dissociative issues here in America.
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Being recategorized into their own section doesn't mean that there's no overlap between dissociation and somatic symptoms, in my opinion. I mean, they moved PTSD from an anxiety disorder to a trauma disorder but that doesn't change the fact that anxiety is still a central component of the disorder. However you categorize the symptoms, dissociation involves segmenting sensory experiences, so somatic therapies are helpful. The DSM 5 is a diagnostic tool, not a treatment planner.