Medscape (9/8, Anderson, Subscription Publication) reports, “Feelings of detachment following a traumatic event are a marker of more severe psychiatric outcomes, including depression and anxiety,” according to findings that “highlight the importance of screening for dissociation in patients who have experienced trauma.” Researchers “used data from the larger Advancing Understanding of Recovery After Trauma (AURORA) study and included 1464 adults” and “found persistent derealization was associated with increased ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) activity while viewing fearful faces.” The study was published online in the American Journal of Psychiatry, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.
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