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These findings underscore how vital it is to screen trauma patients for dissociative feelings.
By identifying at-risk individuals, doctors can more proactively provide early intervention treatments and try to mitigate the severity.
“Persistent derealization is both an early psychological marker and a biological marker of worse psychiatric outcomes later. And, its neural correlates in the brain may serve as potential future targets for treatments to prevent PTSD,” explained Kerry J. Ressler, a senior author of the study and the chief scientific officer at McLean Hospital.
Moreover, Lauren Lebois– the director of the hospital’s Dissociative Disorders and Trauma Research Program– hopes that this study will push medical professionals to work on their patient care by forging deeper connections.
“With any luck, this [the study] will enable more clinicians to connect empathically and communicate thoughtfully with patients to help them understand their symptoms and available treatments,” Lebois said.
To read the study’s complete findings, visit the link here.
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