ICD-11 · 6B63

Possession trance disorder

A disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of possession trance – an involuntary, unwanted alteration in consciousness in which the person acts as if taken over by an external agent – occurring outside accepted religious or cultural contexts and causing distress or impairment.

Symptoms

How to recognise

In the ICD-11 framework, the core symptoms taken into account when recognising Possession trance disorder are:

Differential diagnosis

When diagnosing Possession trance disorder, the following ICD-11 disorders should be considered in the differential diagnosis:

Synonyms and related terms

sense of possession, feeling of being possessed, feeling of control by another force, possession state, sense of alien control, possession, Significant change in behavior or speech – as if directed by another being, identity change, personality change, identity switching, personality alters, dissociative identity changes, behaviors perceived as controlled by another force, sense of external control, alien control of behavior, control by another force, acting under the influence of a force, controlled behaviors

Frequently asked questions

What are the symptoms of Possession trance disorder?

Symptoms associated with Possession trance disorder (ICD-11 6B63) include: Sense of possession by an external force or entity, Behavioral change characteristic of possession, Sense of loss of control over own body and behavior.

What disorders are in the differential diagnosis of Possession trance disorder?

The differential diagnosis of Possession trance disorder (6B63) includes: Schizofrenia (6A20), Zaburzenia spowodowane używaniem innych określonych substancji psychoaktywnych, w tym leków (6C4E), Ostre i przemijające zaburzenie psychotyczne (6A23), Wtórna zmiana osobowości (6E68), Upojenie alkoholem (6C40.3), Odurzenie cannabis (6C41.3), Odurzenie opioidami (6C43.3), Odurzenie lekami uspokajającymi, nasennymi lub przeciwbólowymi (6C44.3), Odurzenie kokainą (6C45.3), Odurzenie środkami pobudzającymi, w tym amfetaminami, metamfetaminą lub metylkatynonem (6C46.3), Odurzenie halucynogenami (6C49.3), Odurzenie nikotyną (6C4A.3), Odurzenie lotnymi środkami wziewnymi (6C4B.3).

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