title: The inventory for déjà vu experiences assessment. Development, utility, reliability, and validity.
abstract: In this article the development, utility, reliability, and validity of the Inventory for Déjà vu Experiences Assessment (IDEA) are described. The IDEA is a 23-item self-administered questionnaire consisting of a general section of nine questions and qualitative section of 14 questions. The latter questions comprise 48 topics. The questionnaire appeared to be a user-friendly instrument with satisfactory to good reliability and validity. The IDEA permits the study of quantitative and qualitative characteristics of déjà vu experiences.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Psychiatry, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Sno
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Schalken
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Jonghe
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Koeter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D003690:Deja Vu; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D017029:Epilepsy, Complex Partial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results