title: Using the SCID-D to assess dissociative identity disorder in adolescents: three case studies.
abstract: The authors report on the diagnostic assessment of dissociative identity disorder in three adolescents using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Dissociative Disorders (SCID-D; Steinberg, 1993b), a semistructured instrument for the diagnosis and assessment of dissociative symptoms and disorders. Although the SCID-D has received good-to-excellent ratings for reliability and validity in the adult population, these three cases are the first reports of the results of its administration to younger patients. Comparison of the three adolescent SCID-D interviews with findings in adults indicates that the profiles of the five dissociative symptoms measured by the SCID-D are virtually identical in adolescents and adults. The authors conclude with suggestions for future research regarding dissociative symptomatology in adolescents and outcome studies.
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Steinberg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steinberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results