Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Fund research into and increased awareness of Depersonalisation Disorder
Closed
40 signatures
What the petition asks
More research into the condition needs to be done. Awareness of this disorder also needs to be increased, especially for clinicians. Research should look at how treatment options for sufferers can be improved.
Depersonalisation Disorder, is among the most common yet under-recognised psychiatric conditions in the world. Little research has been done on this disorder although it affects millions of people worldwide. Research in Britain and the US has found that DPD could affect around 2% of the population – that is, around 1.3 million people in the UK, and 6.4 million in the US. Given the scale of the problem, more research on the disorder is needed. It can be a crippling condition.
Timeline
| 14 Apr 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Oct 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
40
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
14 Apr 2023
Closed
14 Oct 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.