Diagnosing dissociative disorders
Allen, J.G.; Smith, W.H.
Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic 57(3): 328-343
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-9284 PMID: 8401385 Document Number: 420788
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.