One-to-one online support for individuals experiencing #depersonalisation & #derealisation, provided by a UK-based mental health nurse.
Preston, England
Joined May 2023
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It was a pleasure to be able to speak with @DavidPuder about #depersonalisation & #derealization on the popular Psychiatry & Psychotherapy podcast.
I'm hoping this'll help to raise much needed awareness of the disorder amongst healthcare professionals.
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Hi @chrisaikenmd & @CarlatPsych. I would love to see an episode on antidepressant withdrawal (hypo)mania. A fascinating - and understudied - phenomena.
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🧵 First paper from my thesis out now in Brain, Behavior, & Immunity Health.🎉
We examined whether childhood and contemporaneous inflammation are associated with depersonalisation (DP) and derealisation (DR) from early teens to mid-twenties using data from 3000+ALSPAC ppts
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8 November 2007. Anglican cleric Chad Varah died (aged 95). He founded The Samaritans help line to help people contemplating suicide. He answered the 1st call made to the brand new helpline. A person whose life made a real difference to preserving the lives of others.
‘#Depersonalization/#derealization and its relationship to mood and anxiety disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey-Replication (NCS-R)’
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The study contrasted with prior epidemiological surveys reporting higher MAD-DPDR cooccurrence. The authors suggest this may stem from different diagnostic methods and their inclusion of other dissociative conditions.
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People often claim that psychedelics have been used globally, for millennia, & in contexts of psychological healing.
In today's @Guardian Long Read, I show what these stories get wrong & why the reality is far more interesting.
Excerpted from Shamanism: The Timeless Religion
Methylphenidate ER, when Rx’d for ADHD, reduced dissociative symptoms in 3 patients with comorbid dissociative Dx. In one DDD case, MER markedly diminished #depersonalization episodes and boosted job performance.
Case study - more research needed.
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Happy to share that our paper is finally published! 🎉
It was my pleasure to work with such an amazing team - @ECernis, @RoyaKamvar, and Joe Perkins.
Check it out:
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New Research: Depersonalisation-derealisation as a transdiagnostic treatment target: a scoping review of the evidence in anxiety, depression, and psychosis frontiersin.org/articles/10.… #FrontiersIn #Psychology
New study seeking to recruit individuals with experiences of #dissociation, including #depersonalization & #derealization.
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Some academics still seem to be here... I have no idea where (online) everyone is gathering these days, so I'm going to shout into every void about our fantastic new paper, authored by our brilliant grad student, analysed by our superb CompSci colleagues: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
I’m thrilled to share that I am now an accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with the @BABCP.
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“What Felt Like a Drug Trip Was a Mental Health Disorder”
nytimes.com/2025/01/09/well/…
Joe Perkins from @unrealcharity meets with psychologist Dr. Elaine Hunter to discuss the findings of UCL recently concluded CBT for #Depersonalization #Derealization Disorder trial:
youtu.be/ohecOYn03JU?si=TpTi…
Hi @ProfEspie, thank you for the fantastic CBTi masterclass last week - I thoroughly enjoyed it! I recall you mentioning a book you’ve authored to support clinicians with CBTi interventions. Could you share when it will be published? Very eager to read it!
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