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Dissociative Identity Disorder in Psychiatric Inpatients

Arthur Rifkin, Dione Ghisalbert, Sonia Dimatou, Charles Jin, Mohammed Sethi

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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to replicate reports of a high rate of dissociative identity disorder in psychiatric inpatients. METHOD: Subjects were 100 randomly selected women, 16-50 years old, who had recently been admitted to an acute psychiatric hospital. Diagnoses were made by two interviewers through use of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Dissociative Disorders. RESULTS: One percent (N = 1) of the interviewed subjects had dissociative identity disorder. CONCLUSIONS: Contrary to previous studies, the authors found a low rate of dissociative identity disorder, perhaps because of the different methodology used.

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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to replicate reports of a high rate of dissociative identity disorder in psychiatric inpatients. METHOD: Subjects were 100 randomly selected women, 16-50 years old, who had recently been admitted to an acute psychiatric hospital. Diagnoses were made by two interviewers through use of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Dissociative Disorders. RESULTS: One percent (N = 1) of the interviewed subjects had dissociative identity disorder. CONCLUSIONS: Contrary to previous studies, the authors found a low rate of dissociative identity disorder, perhaps because of the different methodology used.

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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to replicate reports of a high rate of dissociative identity disorder in psychiatric inpatients. METHOD: Subjects were 100 randomly selected women, 16-50 years old, who had recently been admitted to an acute psychiatric hospital. Diagnoses were made by two interviewers through use of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Dissociative Disorders. RESULTS: One percent (N = 1) of the interviewed subjects had dissociative identity disorder. CONCLUSIONS: Contrary to previous studies, the authors found a low rate of dissociative identity disorder, perhaps because of the different methodology used.

Key concepts: Dissociative identity disorder, Dissociative, Dissociative disorders, Psychiatry, Psychology, Clinical psychology, Gender Identity Disorder, Psychiatric interview

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