Depersonalisation

Description

Experiencing the self as strange or unreal, or feeling detached from, or as though one were an outside observer of, one’s thoughts, feelings, sensations, body, or actions. Depersonalization may take the form of emotional and/or physical numbing, a sense of watching oneself from a distance or ‘being in a play’, or perceptual alterations (e.g., a distorted sense of time).

Exclusions from above levels

• MB40.5 – disturbances of skin sensation
• 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
• JA66 – Clinical findings on antenatal screening of mother