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Are people of every age at risk for dissociative disorder?

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Dissociative disorde: Usually young adults, more females, but can occur at any age from puberty on.

Answered 6/26/2012

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No: Dissociation is a defense that generally starts due to trauma before age 5. It is impossible to create a person with a dissociative disorder after the age of 16, and likely 13.

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