Dissociative amnesia is one of the three types of dissociative disorders listed in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th edition; DSM-5).1 A dissociative disorder separates an individual from a part of themselves. In the case of dissociative amnesia, a person is separated from a part of their memories.
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