Dissociative identity disorder in psychiatric inpatients.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to replicate reports of a high rate of dissociative identity disorder in psychiatric inpatients.


METHODS
Subjects were 100 randomly selected women, 16-50 years old, who had recently been admitted to an acute psychiatric hospital. Diagnoses were made by two interviewers through use of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Dissociative Disorders.


RESULTS
One percent (N = 1) of the interviewed subjects had dissociative identity disorder.


CONCLUSIONS
Contrary to previous studies, the authors found a low rate of dissociative identity disorder, perhaps because of the different methodology used.
Rifkin
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A
Hillside Hospital Division of Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Glen Oaks, NY 11004, USA.
Ghisalbert
D
D
Dimatou
S
S
Jin
C
C
Sethi
M
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015897:Comorbidity; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012494:Sampling Studies