DSM-III subclassification of dissociative disorders applied to psychiatric outpatients in India.
In subclassifying 62 cases of DSM-III dissociative disorders in India, the authors found that 56 (90.3%) fell into the atypical subcategory. These cases could be easily separated into two additional subcategories, simple dissociative disorder and possession disorder, by using specified diagnostic criteria.
Saxena
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Department of Psychiatry, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Prasad
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D000553:Ambulatory Care; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India