dissociative disorder vs depersonalisation disorder

depersonalisation disorder vs dissociative disorder

dissociative disorder and depersonalisation disorder both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dissociative disorder	Yes	No	No	No
depersonalisation disorder	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, depersonalisation disorder is a hyponym of dissociative disorder; that is, depersonalisation disorder is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dissociative disorder:

dissociative disorder: dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down
depersonalisation disorder: emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness

Other hyponyms of dissociative disorder include depersonalisation, depersonalisation neurosis, depersonalization, depersonalization disorder, depersonalization neurosis, fugue, psychogenic fugue, multiple personality, split personality.

dissociative disorder (noun)	depersonalisation disorder (noun)
dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down	emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness

Difference between dissociative disorder and depersonalisation disorder

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