The development and psychometric characteristics of the Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire (SDQ-20)
ERS Nijenhuis, P Spinhoven, R Van Dyck… - The Journal of …, 1996 - journals.lww.com
According to 19th century French psychiatry and contemporary clinical observations,
dissociation pertains to both psychological and somatoform components of experience,
reactions, and functions. Because such an instrument was lacking, we aimed to develop a
self-reporting questionnaire measuring what we propose to call somatoform dissociation.
Patients with dissociative disorder and with other DSM-TV psychiatric diagnoses completed
a list of 75 items that, according to clinical experience and expert judgment, could reflect …
dissociation pertains to both psychological and somatoform components of experience,
reactions, and functions. Because such an instrument was lacking, we aimed to develop a
self-reporting questionnaire measuring what we propose to call somatoform dissociation.
Patients with dissociative disorder and with other DSM-TV psychiatric diagnoses completed
a list of 75 items that, according to clinical experience and expert judgment, could reflect …