Dissociative Experiences Scale-II (DES-II)
Description
A brief, self-report assessment of the frequency of dissociative experiences. It was originally developed for use in clinical populations.A brief, self-report assessment of the frequency of dissociative experiences. It was originally developed for use in clinical populations.
Test Features
Administration details
Administration type: Self-report
Structured interview?
N/A
Timeframe:Not specified.
Approx time: 15-30 minutesAccessing the assessment and manual information
Access information:
- Carlson, E. B., & Putnam, F. W. (1993). An update on the dissociative experiences scale. Dissociation: Progress in the Dissociative Disorders 6(1) 16-27. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/1539
License details
Free to Use?
Yes, in public domain.
Reliability and Validity
Note: Listed publications are for the English version of the assessment only
- Zingrone, N. L., & Alvarado, C. S. (2001). The Dissociative Experiences Scale-II: Descriptive Statistics, Factor Analysis, and Frequency of Experiences. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 21(2), 145–157. https://doi.org/10.2190/K48D-XAW3-B2KC-UBB7
- van IJzendoorn, M. H., & Schuengel, C. (1996). The measurement of dissociation in normal and clinical populations: Meta-analytic validation of the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES). Clinical Psychology Review, 16(5), 365-382. https://doi.org/10.1016/0272-7358(96)00006-2
- Holtgraves, T., & Stockdale, G. (1997). The assessment of dissociative experiences in a non-clinical population: Reliability, validity, and factor structure of the Dissociative Experiences Scale. Personality and Individual Differences, 22(5), 699-706. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0191-8869(96)00252-8
Norm information
Clinical population norms:
- Norms provided for adults with various different mental illnesses: Carlson, E. B., & Putnam, F. W. (1993). An update on the dissociative experiences scale. Dissociation: Progress in the dissociative disorders 6(1) 16-27. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/1539
Further information:
Citation for original scale: Bernstein, E. M. & Putnam, F.W. (1986). Development, reliability, and validity of a dissociation scale. Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases. 174(12) 727-735.