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Dissociative Disorders

Late-stage therapeutic developmentEmerging researchRising momentum
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Clinical trials
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Related treatments
2025
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this disease.

Cognitive Motor Dissociation in Disorders of Consciousness.

Research2024-08-01The New England journal of medicine

Are "mystical experiences" essential for antidepressant actions of ketamine and the classic psychedelics?

Research2024-02-27European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience

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An analyst briefing on current research, clinical, regulatory and industry activity surrounding this disease.

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Research-associated treatments

Drugs and agents co-studied with this disease across the research literature — associative, not necessarily established treatments. Number shows shared papers.

Clinical trials

1 sponsors · 0 new · 0 completed in the last 12 months (net +0)

The current development programme across all trial phases.

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Research activity

3 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this disease, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Publications over time
20202025
Most influential

The role of dissociation in ketamine's antidepressant effects.

Nature communications · 2020 · 142 cites

Cognitive Motor Dissociation in Disorders of Consciousness.

The New England journal of medicine · 2024 · 101 cites

Are "mystical experiences" essential for antidepressant actions of ketamine and the classic psychedelics?

European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2025 · 24 cites
Recent publications

Are "mystical experiences" essential for antidepressant actions of ketamine and the classic psychedelics?

European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2025 · 24 cites

Cognitive Motor Dissociation in Disorders of Consciousness.

The New England journal of medicine · 2024 · 101 cites

The role of dissociation in ketamine's antidepressant effects.

Nature communications · 2020 · 142 cites
Major themes8
  • Antidepressive Agents1
  • Brain Injuries1
  • Consciousness Disorders1
  • Depression1
  • Dissociative Disorders1
  • Hallucinogens1
  • Ketamine1
  • Mysticism1
Leading journals3
  • European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience1
  • Nature communications1
  • The New England journal of medicine1
Leading researchers8
  • Allanson J1
  • Bagiella E1
  • Ballard ED1
  • Bodien YG1
  • Bonhomme A1
  • Cardone P1
  • Carmona J1
  • Chatelle C1
Affiliations (unnormalised)3
  • Division of Clinical Neuroscience1
  • National Institute of Mental Health1
  • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (Y.G.B.1

Reference

Authoritative identity, definition & identifiers.

Defined in MeSH

Sudden temporary alterations in the normally integrative functions of consciousness.

References & data sources
  • Disease identity & definition — NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), public domain
  • Clinical trials — ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
  • Research activity — Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI) + OpenAlex-derived paper links
  • Related entities are derived from literature co-mention (studied together) — associative, not causal.