Dissociative Experiences Scale

Dissociative Experiences Scale
Purpose	measures dissociate symptoms

The Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) is a psychological self-assessment questionnaire that measures dissociative symptoms. It contains twenty-eight questions and returns an overall score as well as four sub-scale results.[1]

DES is intended to be a screening test, since only 17% of patients with scores over 30 will be diagnosed with having dissociative identity disorder.[2] Patients with lower scores above normal may have other post-traumatic conditions.

The DES-II contains the same questions but with a different response scale.[3]

References

Bernstein EM, Putnam FW (1986). "Development, reliability, and validity of a dissociation scale". J. Nerv. Ment. Dis. 174 (12): 727–35. doi:10.1097/00005053-198612000-00004. PMID 3783140.
"Dissociative Experiences Scale". Archived from the original on 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
"The University of Adelaide Library – Psychiatric Rating Scales and Diagnostic Aids". Archived from the original on 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2009-03-26.

External links

A sample adolescent DES test from Southeast Institute, Chapel Hill, NC
International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation

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[pmid3783140-1] Bernstein EM, Putnam FW (1986). "Development, reliability, and validity of a dissociation scale". J. Nerv. Ment. Dis. 174 (12): 727–35. doi:10.1097/00005053-198612000-00004. PMID 3783140.

[2] "Dissociative Experiences Scale". Archived from the original on 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2009-03-26.

[3] "The University of Adelaide Library – Psychiatric Rating Scales and Diagnostic Aids". Archived from the original on 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2009-03-26.