title: Diagnosing dissociative disorders.
abstract: The increasing prevalence of dissociative disorders has spawned a range of diagnostic tools. The authors describe the use of several current methods--screening instruments, structured interviews, psychological testing, and hypnosis--and they advocate enlisting the patient as an active collaborator in the diagnostic process.
authors.affiliation: Trauma Recovery Program, Menninger Clinic, Topeka, KS 66601-0829.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000647:Amnesia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D009105:Dissociative Identity Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011581:Psychological Tests