Validity of the Dissociative Experiences Scale in screening for multiple personality disorder: a multicenter study
American Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 July 1993
Eve B. Carlson, Frank W. Putnam, Colin A. Ross, Moshe S. Torem, Philip M. Coons, Diana L. Dill
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The results indicate that the Dissociative Experiences Scale performs quite well as a screening instrument to identify subjects with multiple personality disorder, and the consistency of responses to scale items across centers indicates that the symptoms reported by patients with multiple Personality disorder are highly similar across diverse geographic centers.
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These results indicate that the Dissociative Experiences Scale performs quite well as a screening instrument to identify subjects with multiple personality disorder. In addition, the consistency of responses to scale items across centers indicates that the symptoms reported by patients with multiple personality disorder are highly similar across diverse geographic centers. This consistency supports the reliability and validity of the diagnosis of multiple personality disorder across centers.
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