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. 2015 May:59:68-72.
doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2015.02.011. Epub 2015 Feb 20.

Depersonalization: physiological or pathological in adolescents?

Francesca Fagioli  1 , Alice Dell'Erba  2 , Vanina Migliorini  3 , Giovanni Stanghellini  4
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Depersonalization: physiological or pathological in adolescents?

Francesca Fagioli et al. Compr Psychiatry. 2015 May.

Abstract

Backgorund: This study analyzed the presence of DP symptoms in a sample of both psychiatric patients and normal subjects, addressing the issue of DP symptoms in adolescence.

Methods: A total of 267 subjects (149 patients and 118 healthy controls) aged between 14 and 65 years, were assessed by means of CDS, the SCID-I and the K-SADS. The sample was then divided into two subsamples with a cut-off age of 21 years.

Results: As expected CDS score was significantly higher in the patient group compared to the healthy control group. As for the age issue, among patients no statistical difference was found comparing subjects over and under 21 years, whereas in the sample of healthy controls, subjects under 21 years reported CDS scores significantly higher.

Conclusions: While in adults DP symptoms are frequently associated with mental disorders, in adolescents they could be considered as a quasi-physiological phenomenon.

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