This questionnaire consists of twentyeight questions about experiences that you may have in your daily life. Appendix e adolescent dissociative experiences scaleii ades. Adolescent dissociative experience scale ades info. Consistent with prior research, severe dissociation was associated with high elevations on mmpi 2 scales typically associated with psychotic symptoms. Scores can reflect a range of dissociative experience, from normative to pathological. He or she may also claim that things that he or she did actually happened to another person. Two way anova with the mean total score as the dependent variable.
Home quizzes mental health quizzes dissociative experiences scale. This metaanalysis offers a systematic and evidencebased study of the prevalence and distribution of dissociation, as assessed by the dissociative experiences scale, within different categories of mental disorders, and it updates an earlier metaanalysis. The dissociative experiences scale des is a 28item selfreport instrument that can be completed in 10 minutes, and scored in less than 5 minutes. Metaanalytic validation of the dissociative experiences scale des abstract. This screening test for dissociative identity disorder is scored by totalling the percentage answered for each question from 0% to 100% and then. Scoring the dissociative experiences scale des discussing. Appendix d child dissociative checklist cdc, version 3. The scale was developed to provide a reliable, valid, and convenient way to quantify dissociative experiences. Adolescent dissociative experiences scaleii ades vkjp. Adolescent dissociative experiences scaleii ades emdr works. The dissociative experiences scale des and dest in 1986, drs. The des score is the average of all the questions, so the minimum score is 0 and the maximum score is 100.
Psychometric properties and difference in scores across age groups. Psychometric properties of the adolescent dissociative experiences. Items are worded so that they reflect coping skills rather than deficits of disabilities. Appendix e adolescent dissociative experiences scaleii ades scoring the adolescent dissociative experience scale initial validation research reported a mean score of 4. Dissociative experiences scaleii included in appendix. Dissociative experiences scaleii desii score fort refuge. Adolescent dissociative experiences scale sidran institute. The child dissociative experience scale and posttraumatic stress inventory cdesptsi. Appendix e adolescent dissociative experiences scaleii a. For each question, circle the number that tells how much that experience happens to. Full text is the dissociative experiences scale able to. The measurement of dissociation in normal and clinical populations. Adolescent dissociative experiences scaleii ades scoring the adolescent dissociative experience scale initial validation research reported a mean score of 4.
Overview of the results of a metaanalysis of dissociation in psychiatric disordersa diagnostic group k n mean des score 95% ci i2 % dissociative identity disorder 29 1,3 48. Circle a number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you. This screener is a widely respected 30 item checklist with good psychometrics and reasonable ease of completion and scoring. I find myself staring into space and thinking of nothing. The adolescent dissociative experiences scale ades was designed to be a short screening measure of adolescent dissociation. The adolescent dissociative experiences scale ades. Assessment dissociative experiences scale ii desii date administered 11 may 2020 assessor dr ben buchanan time taken 0 minutes 27 seconds total score with percentiles average total score. Dissociative experiences scale des discussing dissociation. The dissociative experiences scale des is a psychological selfassessment questionnaire that measures dissociative symptoms. It is easy to understand, and the questions are framed in a normative way that does not stigmatize the respondent for positive responses. The adolescent dissociative experiences scale ades, a 30item.
Mean scores on the adolescent dissociative experiences scale in different. No gender differences were found in mean ades scores, but boys and girls. For each question, circle the number that tells how much that experience happens to you. Some people have the experience of driving or riding in a car or bus or subway and suddenly realizing that they dont remember what has happened during all or part of the trip. The adolescent dissociative experiences scale and the dissociation questionnaire also have swedish translations. Scoring the adolescent dissociative experience scale. Appendix f the child dissociative experience scale and posttraumatic stress inventory cdesptsi dd dd 262 11012012 11. Psychometric properties of the adolescent dissociative experiences scale ades in a sample of italian adolescents. Bernstein and putnams 2 dissociative experiences scale des. The korean version of the adolescent dissociative experience. Some people have the experience of feeling that their body does not seem to belong to them. For each item that describes your child now or within the past 12 months, please circle 2 if the item is very true of your. Development, reliability and validity of a dissociation scale. Adolescent dissociative experiences scaleii ades judith armstrong, phd eve bernstein carlson, phd frank putnam, md directions these questions ask about difference kinds of experiences that happen to people.
Pdf ades adolescent dissociative experiences scale. I feel like i do not exist adolescent dissociative. Adolescent dissociative experiences and the importance of trauma type, attachment, and migration background sabina gusic doctoral dissertation by due permission of the faculty of social sciences, lund university, sweden. Dissociativeexperiencesscaleii hor nic fw p g m f h d e. Child trauma measures for research and practice trauma. The development and initial validation of the adolescent dissociation scale a dissertation submitted to the graduate faculty of the louisiana state university and agricultural and mechanical college in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy in the department of psychology by. In the initial validation sample, children diagnosed with dissociative disorder not otherwise speci.
Dissociation emdr consultation with andrea patten, licsw. This selfassessment tool is not a substitute for clinical diagnosis or advice. The adolescent dissociative experience scale ades is a screening. Child has rapidly changing physical complaints such as headache or upset stomach. This screening tool can help determine whether you might have the symptoms of dissociative identity disorder did.
Circle the number to show what percentage of the time this happens to you. Appendix f the child dissociative experience scale and post. Psychometric properties of the adolescent dissociative. The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the italian translation of the adolescent dissociative experiences scale ades. Martha, when she wants to, listens to other people and hears most of what they say. Pdf an update on the dissociative experiences scale. Putnam based at the time at the national institutes of mental health introduced a scale called the dissociative experiences scale des, which made it possible to quantify the level of dissociative symptoms in. Dissociative experiences scale, ii sidran institute. To be defended in palaestra lower nedre, lund on the 21st of april 2017 at. Is the dissociative experiences scale able to identify detachment and compartmentalization symptoms.
Appendix f the child dissociative experience scale and. We are interested in how often you have these experiences. Development and validation of a measure of adolescent. This study describes the initial reliability and validity data on the adolescent dissociative experiences scale ades, a screening measure for pathological dissociation during adolescence. The adolescent dissociative experiences scale a des discussion by ann aukamp, msw, bcd. This paper reports the results of a study n 768 that investigated the psychometric properties of the adolescent dissociative experiences scale ades and compares dissociation scores across the adolescent age range 11 to 16 years. Is the dissociative experiences scale able to identify. Initial validation research reported a mean score of 4. Severity of dissociative symptoms, child age 11 to 17 brief.
A sample of 1,806 highschool students between the ages of and 18 years, recruited in 6 italian cities, completed the ades. The ades had good internal reliability and a onefactor solution. The ades showed good scale and subscale reliability, and, as hypothesized, increased scores were associated with reported trauma in a patient population. Child dissociative checklist cdc, version 3 scoring the child dissociative checklist this instrument is designed to be used as a clinical screening tool for the identi. For example, he or she may complain of a headache one minute and seem to forget about it the next. The ades is a public domain 3item selfreport instrument appropriate for those aged ten to twentyone. The des, according to the authors, is a brief, selfreport measure of the frequency of dissociative experiences. Factor structure of the dissociative experiences scale in a large sample of psychiatric and nonpsychiatric subjects eva mazzotti,1 benedetto farina, 2 claudio imperatori, 2 federica mansutti,3,4 elena prunetti,3,4 anna maria speranza,5 claudio barbaranelli1 1department of psychology, faculty of. The ades is scored by summing item scores and dividing by 30 number of items. Some people have the experience of feeling that other people, objects, and the world around them are not real. The adolescent dissociative experiences scale ades, a.
It is a screening tool that fits an adolescent s phaseappropriate development. Adolescent dissociative experiences scale ades armstrong et al, 1997 adolescent multidimensional inventory of dissociation amid dell et al, 2004 child dissociative checklist cdc putnam, 1991 parent observation child dissociative experience scale and post traumatic stress inventory cdesptsi stolbach et al, 1986. Adolescent dissociative experiences scale ii ades judith armstrong, phd eve bernstein carlson, phd frank putnam, md directions these questions ask about difference kinds of experiences that happen to people. According to the fifth edition of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders dsm5 the term dissociation is used to identify the disruption ofand or discontinuity in the normal integration of consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, perception, body representation, motor control, and behavior. It contains twentyeight questions and returns an overall score as well as four sub scale results. The scores of the italian adolescents were comparable to those found in.