Trance disorder

A disorder characterized by recurrent trance states involving a significantly altered state of consciousness – narrowed awareness or focusing on limited stimuli – occurring outside of accepted religious or cultural contexts and causing distress or impairment.

Symptoms

• Trance states (also: Trance states – altered or switched-off consciousness, Trance states – significant alteration or loss of consciousness, altered state of consciousness, altered consciousness, altered consciousness)
• Narrowed contact with surroundings during episode (also: Narrowed contact with surroundings during episode, narrowed awareness of surroundings, limited awareness of surroundings, narrowed perception, tunnel awareness)
• Repetitive, automatic movements or behaviors (also: Repetitive, automatic movements or behaviors during trance, repetitive movements or behaviors, stereotypies, repetitive behaviors, automatic movements)
• Transient loss of personal identity and orientation (also: temporary loss of identity, stepping outside of ordinary self, narrowed consciousness in trance, altered state of consciousness, temporary disconnection from surroundings)
• Involuntary and unwanted state (outside religious or cultural context) (also: unwanted trance, outside conscious will, unrelated to religious ritual, pathological trance, trance inconsistent with cultural context)

How to recognise

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

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Synonyms and related terms

Trance states – altered or switched-off consciousness, Trance states – significant alteration or loss of consciousness, altered state of consciousness, altered consciousness, consciousness disturbances, narrowed awareness of surroundings, limited awareness of surroundings, narrowed perception, tunnel awareness, narrowing of attention, Repetitive, automatic movements or behaviors during trance, repetitive movements or behaviors, stereotypies, repetitive behaviors, automatic movements, recurring movements, temporary loss of identity, stepping outside of ordinary self, narrowed consciousness in trance, temporary disconnection from surroundings, unwanted trance, outside conscious will, unrelated to religious ritual, pathological trance, trance inconsistent with cultural context, trance outside accepted practice

Frequently asked questions

What are the symptoms of Trance disorder?

Symptoms associated with Trance disorder (ICD-11 6B62) include: Trance states, Narrowed contact with surroundings during episode, Repetitive, automatic movements or behaviors, Transient loss of personal identity and orientation, Involuntary and unwanted state (outside religious or cultural context).

WHO ICD-11 source

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