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Structured interview data on 35 cases of dissociative identity disorder in Turkey

Vedat Şar, L. İlhan Yargıç, Hamdi Tutkun·1996·American Journal of Psychiatry

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe the clinical features of dissociative identity disorder in a group of Turkish patients as assessed with a structured interview. METHOD: Thirty-five consecutive patients at the dissociative disorders program of a university psychiatric clinic who met the DSM-IV criteria for dissociative identity disorder were included in this study. The subjects were assessed with the Turkish versions of the Dissociative Disorders Interview Schedule and the Dissociative Experiences Scale. A descriptive analysis of the clinical features was carried out. RESULTS: Most (88.6%) of the patients were women. The mean age of the group was 22.8 years. Childhood physical or sexual abuse was reported by 77.1% of the patients. The mean Dissociative Experiences Scale score was 49.1. The patients reported an average of 12.5 somatic symptoms, 6.2 Schneiderian symptoms, 10.0 secondary features of the disorder, 3.8 borderline personality disorder criteria, and 4.1 extrasensory experiences. CONCLUSIONS: Dissociative identity disorder has a stable, consistent set of features throughout North America, in the Netherlands, and in Turkey. Cross-cultural research using standardized assessment measures will be invaluable in further illumination of the validity of this widely neglected psychiatric category.

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Authors
Şar, V., Yargıç, L. İ., & Tutkun, H.
Affiliations
Istanbul University (TR)
Venue
American Journal of Psychiatry
Published
1996-10-01
Volume
153
Issue
10
Pages
1329-1333
ISSN
  • 0002-953X (ISSN-L)
  • 1535-7228
OpenAlex
W96215718
Cited by
113
References
12
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FWCI
5.95
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
Keywords
dissociative identity disorder, clinical features, childhood abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, somatic symptoms, Schneiderian symptoms, borderline personality disorder, Dissociative Experiences Scale, cross-cultural validity, Turkish patients
MeSH terms
Borderline Personality Disorder, Child, Child Abuse, Child Abuse, Sexual, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Dissociative Disorders, Female, Folklore, Humans, Male, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Netherlands, North America, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Turkey, Reproducibility of Results, Comorbidity

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