Adaptation and psychometric properties of the German version of the dissociative experience scale

We introduce the ‘Fragebogen zu Dissoziativen Symptomen’ (FDS), a German adaptation of the Dissociative Experience Scale (DES) which was developed to screen for dissociation within an ICD‐10 framework. In addition to the original 28 DES items, the FDS contains 16 items covering dissociative phenomen...

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Published in:Journal of traumatic stress 1998-10, Vol.11 (4), p.799-809
Main Authors: Spitzer, Carsten, Freyberger, Harald J., Stieglitz, Rolf‐Dieter, Carlson, Eve B., Kuhn, Gabriela, Magdeburg, Norbert, Kessler, Christof
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
conversion
dissociation
Dissociative Disorders - diagnosis
Dissociative Experience Scale
Female
Germany
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - standards
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
psychometric properties
Psychometrics
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reproducibility of Results
screening measure
Sensitivity and Specificity
Techniques and methods
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Summary:We introduce the ‘Fragebogen zu Dissoziativen Symptomen’ (FDS), a German adaptation of the Dissociative Experience Scale (DES) which was developed to screen for dissociation within an ICD‐10 framework. In addition to the original 28 DES items, the FDS contains 16 items covering dissociative phenomena included in the ICD‐10, particularly pseudoneurological conversion symptoms. The psychometric properties of the FDS were studied in 927 clinical and nonclinical subjects from different diagnostic groups and compared to results of American studies. The scale had good test‐retest reliability of .88, high internal consistency (split‐half = .90, Cronbach's alpha = .94) and good construct validity. These results indicate that the FDS may be a valuable screen for dissociative psychopathology in German‐speaking countries.
ISSN:0894-9867
1573-6598
DOI:10.1023/A:1024457819547