The inventory for déjà vu experiences assessment. Development, utility, reliability, and validity.
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.
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University Department of Psychiatry, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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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