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Dissociation in adolescence. Validation of the Czech version of the A-DES in the clinical and non-clinical group of adolescents
Soukup, Jan ; Papežová, Hana (advisor) ; Hrdlička, Michal (referee) ; Praško, Ján (referee)
The purpose of this study was to find psychometric properties of the Czech language version of the Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale (Armstrong et al., 1997). 653 non-clinical participants and 162 adolescent psychiatric inpatients completed Czech versions of the A-DES and SDQ-20 questionnaires (Somatoform dissociative questionnaire; Nijenhuis et al., 1996), and provided further information (data regarding demographic variables, diagnoses, further psychopathology). The Czech A-DES has very good internal consistency, test-retest reliability and a good validity, though its predictive power is limited. The ADES scores significantly correlate with the measure of somatoform dissociation, self injurious behavior, reported traumatic experiences, a presence of clinician-observed dissociative symptoms, and polysymptomatic diagnostic picture (three comorbid diagnoses, differential diagnosis). A-DES scores were significantly higher in ADHD group, but not in a group with a diagnosis of a dissociative disorder. The study supports the intercultural validity of the concept of the dissociation and its clinical correlates; however, further research of the intercultural differences is needed. The authors stress the need to screen all adolescent psychiatric patients for dissociation, especially those who show more...
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