Clinical phenomenology of child and adolescent dissociative disorders.
N L Hornstein, F W Putnam
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry November 1, 1992 DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199211000-00013 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Comparison of two separately diagnosed clinical samples Peer reviewed |
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| Population | Children and adolescents with dissociative disorders |
| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Keywords | Humans Diagnosis, differential Dissociative disorders Child abuse, sexual Adolescent Female Dissociative identity disorder |
| Key points | The authors report that diagnoses of dissociative disorders in childhood show good construct validity across two separately diagnosed samples. Children with MPD had more amnesias, identity disturbances, and hallucinations than those with DDNOS, and adolescents were more symptomatic and more likely to be diagnosed with MPD than children aged 11 or younger. |
Abstract
A comparison of two separately diagnosed samples of children and adolescents with dissociative disorders demonstrates good construct validity for these diagnoses in childhood. Descriptive analyses of the total sample reveal a clinical profile characterized by a plethora of affective, anxiety, conduct, posttraumatic, and dissociative symptoms. Children with multiple personality disorder (MPD) differ from those with dissociative disorder not otherwise specified (DDNOS) in having more amnesias, identity disturbances, and hallucinations. Adolescents were more symptomatic than children age 11 or younger and more likely to receive a diagnosis of multiple personality disorder.
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