Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the adolescent dissociative experiences scale.
The Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale (A-DES) is designed to measure dissociation in adolescents. The present study aimed to assess the reliability, validity, and psychometric characteristics of the Turkish version of the A-DES. The Turkish version of the A-DES was administered to 20 patients with a dissociative disorder, 24 patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 31 patients with anxiety disorder, 31 patients with mood disorder, 24 patients with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and 201 non-clinical participants. The internal consistency and the test-retest correlation of the A-DES were excellent. The mean total score of A-DES was 6.2 in dissociative disorder, 3.9 in PTSD, 2.1 in anxiety disorder, 2.4 in mood disorder, 2.5 in ADHD groups and 2.4 in non-clinical participants. There was a statistically significant difference between dissociative patients and other diagnostic groups on the A-DES total score. The good psychometric characteristics of the A-DES among Turkish participants support its cross-cultural validity.
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey. zoroglus@hotmail.com
Suleyman Salih
SS
Zoroglu
Vedat
V
Sar
Umran
U
Tuzun
Hamdi
H
Tutkun
Haluk Asuman
HA
Savas
D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014421:Turkey / Q000208:ethnology