Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHOD: Responses to the Dissociative Experiences Scale and to the Dissociative Disorders Interview Schedule were obtained, along with data on length of stay, county of admission referral, admission commitment status, and discharge diagnoses, for 176 female inpatients in a state hospital. Of 421 women representing 483 consecutive admissions, 121 were discharged before they could be assessed for study, 64 were excluded, 60 declined to participate, 176 enrolled in the study, and 175 completed the research procedures. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: The authors conclude that 1) the wide variability in multiple personality disorder detection is partially due to site-specific ascertainment biases and 2) despite its apparent usefulness for screening purposes, the Dissociative Experiences Scale requires more comprehensive evaluation before it can be applied broadly.
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Authors | T T Latz, S I Kramer, D L Hughes |
Journal | The American journal of psychiatry
(Am J Psychiatry)
Vol. 152
Issue 9
Pg. 1343-8
(Sep 1995)
ISSN: 0002-953X [Print] United States |
PMID | 7653691
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Dissociative Identity Disorder
(diagnosis, epidemiology)
- Female
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Hospitalization
- Hospitals, State
(statistics & numerical data)
- Humans
- Length of Stay
- Middle Aged
- North Carolina
(epidemiology)
- Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
(statistics & numerical data)
- Referral and Consultation
- Reproducibility of Results
- Sex Factors
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