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Psychological and biological measures of derealization, a type of dissociation, are linked to more severe psychiatric symptoms after a traumatic event.

Late-Breaking Presentation on the Phase 3 LEAP-002 Study Investigating the Lenvatinib plus Pembrolizumab Combination Versus Lenvatinib Monotherapy in Patients With Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Results from the largest prospective study of its kind indicate that in the initial days and weeks after experiencing trauma, individuals facing potentially threatening situations who had less activity in their hippocampus – a brain structure critical for forming memories of situations that are dangerous and that are safe – developed more severe posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.

The presence of dissociation, a profound sense of detachment from one's sense of self or surroundings may indicate a high risk of developing severe post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, physical pain, depression, and social impairment for people who have experienced trauma, according to findings from the largest prospective study of its kind.

Results from the largest prospective study of its kind indicate that for individuals who experience trauma, the presence of dissociation-;a profound feeling of detachment from one's sense of self or surroundings-;may indicate a high risk of later developing severe post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, physical pain, and social impairment.