Dissociation : Vol. 8, No. 1 (March 1995)

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    Dissociation : Vol. 8, No. 1, p. 003-009 : Dissociative identity disorder: a clinical investigation of 20 cases in Turkey
    (Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Dissociation, 1995-03) Tutkun, Hamdi; Yargic, L. Ilhan; Sar, Vedat
    This study describes the presentation and clinical features of dissociative identity disorder (DID) in Turkey. The first twenty consecutive patients in a dissociative disorders program of a university clinic in Turkey who met the DSM-HI--R criteria for multiple personality disorder (MPD) and DSM-IV criteria for DID were assessed with clinical interviews, a structured evaluation form consisting of 126 items, and the Dissociative Experiences Scale. Eighteen of the patients were women in their twenties. The median number of alternate personalities was four. Eighty five percent of the patients complained severe headache. All of the patients had at least one Schneiderian first-rank symptom. Childhood traumas were reported in 85% of the cases. The mean DES score was 47.2. These results are remarkably similar to findings from North America and Western Europe, suggesting the validity of DID across cultures.
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    Dissociation : Vol. 8, No. 1, p. 010-013 : Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the dissociative experiences scale
    (Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Dissociation, 1995-03) Yargic, L. Ilhan; Tutkun, Hamdi; Sar, Vedat
    The dissociative experiences scale (DES) is a 28-item self-rating questionnaire measuring dissociation. It is a reliable and valid instrument that is able to distinguish between subjects with a dissociative disorder and those without. It is also a screening test for major dissociative psychopathology in normal and clinical populations. In order to test its validity and reliability, a Turkish version of DES was administered to 25 patients with multiple personality disorder, 23 patients with schizophrenic disorder, 21 patients with bipolar affective disorder, 26 patients with obsessive compulsive disorder and 671 subjects as a non-psychiatric control group. The Turkish version of DES has good split-half and test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and criterion-related validity. It is able to differentiate between subjects with and without chronic, complex dissociative disorders.