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The Dissociative Experiences Scale measures the extent and frequency of dissociative experiences. The scale is a 28-item self-report measure developed by Bernstein and Putnam (1986). Bernstein and Putnam (1986) generated items based on interviews with individuals who had been diagnosed as having a dissociative disorder and consultation with clinicians experienced in the treatment of dissociative disorders. Pilot testing and further consultation with clinicians shaped the final version of the scale. Carlson and Putnam (1993) reported that a factor analytic study of the responses of psychiatric patients and nonpatients identified three main factors they described as (a) amnestic dissociation, (b) absorption and imaginative involvement, and (c) depersonalization and derealization. They reported that two other factor analytic studies that examined only the responses of nonpatients found three somewhat different factors.
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Schutte, N.S., Malouff, J.M. (1995). Dissociative Disorders. In: Sourcebook of Adult Assessment Strategies. Applied Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1277-0_8
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