Development and psychometric characteristics of the DSS-4 as a short instrument to assess dissociative experience during neuropsychological experiments

Psychopathology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 370-374

  Stiglmayr, Christian ^a,d   Schmahl, Christian ^b   Bremner, J Douglas ^c   Bohus, Martin ^b   Ebner Priemer, Ulrich ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^c EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

^d NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dissociation; Dissociation Tension Scale; Measurement of dissociative states; Self report questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; DSS 4; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 70049083458     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000236908     Document Type: Article

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