When the Body Stands in the Way: Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depersonalization, and Schizophrenia

Complex posttraumatic stress disorder, depersonalization, and schizophrenia are not identical phenomena, yet this article suggests that they nevertheless share at least one feature; in all these cases, the body becomes a defective tool, an IT. In turn, those suffering from these phenomena (e.g., com...

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Published in:Philosophy, psychiatry & psychology psychiatry & psychology, 2019-03, Vol.26 (1), p.19-31
Main Author: Ataria, Yochai
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Consciousness
Neurosciences
Perceptions
Phenomenology
Post traumatic stress disorder
Psychiatry
Psychopathology
Schizophrenia
Self image
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Summary:Complex posttraumatic stress disorder, depersonalization, and schizophrenia are not identical phenomena, yet this article suggests that they nevertheless share at least one feature; in all these cases, the body becomes a defective tool, an IT. In turn, those suffering from these phenomena (e.g., complex posttraumatic stress disorder, depersonalization, and schizophrenia) can no longer be-in-the-world through the living body but instead experience their body as an object; managing their lives on the level of body image.
ISSN:1071-6076
1086-3303
1086-3303
DOI:10.1353/ppp.2019.0001