Biomarkers of dissociation

Abstract

Dissociative symptoms present transdiagnostically and are related to poor clinical outcome. Research into the biological correlates of dissociation remains limited. This editorial summarises and discusses papers from this themed series of BJPsych Open that contribute to unravelling the biological correlates of dissociative symptomatology with the aim of improving treatment and treatment outcome.

Keywords

• Dissociative identity disorder
• post-traumatic stress disorder
• functional neurological disorder
• genetics
• treatment