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TABLE I Dissociative Disorders in the General Population. Adapted from Loewenstein et al (2017)². ACE, Adverse Childhood Experiences Scale; A-DES; Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; DDIS, Dissociative Disorders Interview Schedule; DES, Dissociative Experiences Scale; DES-T, DES Taxon Scale; GAFS, Global Assessment of Functioning Scale; SCID-D, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR Dissociative Disorders; SCID-PTSD; Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR PTSD; SCID-II, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR Axis II Personality Disorders; SDQ, Somatoform Dissociation Scale; TAS, Tellegen Absorption Scale; YSR, Youth Self Report

TABLE II Prevalence of dissociative disorders in psychiatric samples (Adapted from Sar, 2011³⁹). DES (Dissociative Experiences Scale) DDIS (Dissociative Disorders Interview Schedule) SCID-D (Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IVTR Dissociative Disorders). (a) Clinically confirmed diagnosis. (b) Percentage of patients with dissociative experiences scale (DES) score above cutoff point (1-100 scale). (c) Weighted average of patients with DES cutoff 0-10, 11-20, 21-40, > 41. (d) The A-DES is scored on a 1-10 scale; cutoff point 3.0.

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