All That Dissociation Instruments Measure Is Not Dissociation: “All That Glistens Is Not Gold”

Laddis, Andreas; Dell, Paul F.

doi:10.1080/15299732.2012.672549

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“…However, this link was also found to be absent in a study conducted by Laddis and Dell (2012b). They postulated that it could be an artifact of dissociation measurement instruments being too inclusive in defining similar-appearing experiences as dissociation (Laddis & Dell, 2012a, 2012b. This hypothesis fits our data, given that some participants obtained relatively high/very high scores on the DES at baseline and, when assessed in the second phase with the SCID-D, did not prove to have a dissociative disorder.…”

Section: Absence Of a Link Between The Trauma And Dissociation Scalessupporting

confidence: 85%

“…This also suggests that experiences rated on the DES may be more psychotic or delusional in nature than dissociative, even if they appear dissociative, although this is only evident after a thorough evaluation. In fact, Laddis and Dell (2012a) reflected this idea with the quote "All that glistens is not gold." Schäfer et al (2006) also underlined the limits of selfreport measures of dissociation in individuals experiencing acute psychotic symptoms given the overlap in dissociative and psychotic symptoms.…”

Section: Absence Of a Link Between The Trauma And Dissociation Scalesmentioning

confidence: 89%

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Empirical Testing of Criteria for Dissociative Schizophrenia

Laferrière-Simard¹,

Lecomte²,

Ahoundova³

2013

Journal of Trauma & Dissociation

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This study examined the validity of dissociative schizophrenia diagnostic criteria. In the first phase, 50 participants with a psychotic disorder were administered the Dissociative Experiences Scale and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire to identify those with dissociative characteristics. In the second phase, we selected those who had a score of 15 or above on the Dissociative Experiences Scale. Fifteen of these participants were evaluated thoroughly with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II, and Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Dissociative Disorders to determine whether they met the criteria for dissociative schizophrenia and to generate a clinical description. Our results indicated that 24% of the individuals we tested met these criteria. We propose making mandatory 1 of the 3 dissociative symptoms of the criteria to eliminate people with only nonspecific symptoms (e.g., extensive comorbidity). According to this modified criterion, 14% of our sample would receive a diagnosis of dissociative schizophrenia. However, a more comprehensive look at the clinical picture begs the question of whether dissociative schizophrenia is truly present in every person meeting the criteria. We discuss the relevance of creating a new schizophrenia subtype and offer recommendations for clinicians.

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Section: Absence Of a Link Between The Trauma And Dissociation Scalessupporting

confidence: 85%

Section: Absence Of a Link Between The Trauma And Dissociation Scalesmentioning

confidence: 89%

Empirical Testing of Criteria for Dissociative Schizophrenia

Laferrière-Simard¹,

Lecomte²,

Ahoundova³

2013

Journal of Trauma & Dissociation

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“…Moreover, several studies suggest that dissociative experiences at least partially mediate the association between childhood trauma and psychotic symptoms (Anglin, Polanco-Roman, & Lui, 2015;Perona-Garcelán et al, 2012;Varese, Barkus, & Bentall, 2012). Current self-report instruments of dissociation may be insufficiently sensitive to distinguish between psychotic and dissociative experiences (Laddis & Dell, 2012a, 2012b. Structured clinical interviews, therefore, may be required to improve diagnostic accuracy when faced with this differential diagnostic dilemma (e.g., Laferrière-Simard et al, 2014).…”

Section: Dissociation and Psychosismentioning

confidence: 99%