What Is Dissociative Amnesia?

The Human Condition22 Jun, 2023Health

Dissociative amnesia is one of the three types of dissociative disorders listed in the American Psychiatric Association?s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th edition; DSM-5).1 A dissociative disorder separates an individual from a part of themselves. In the case of dissociative amnesia, a person is separated from a part of their memories.