Validation of a French Version of the Dissociative Experiences Scale in a Rape-Victim Population

Abstract

During validation of a French version of the DES, the study showed that dissociation is considerably linked to rape-trauma victim populations.

Reality monitoring and motor memory in checking-prone individuals

“…Three-factor extractions have generally been reported in the literature (Stockdale, Gridley, Balogh, & Holtgraves, 2002), including amnesia (6 items), depersonalization (6 items) and absorption (16 items). In the present study, we used the French version of the DES, which has been shown to have good reliability as well as the same three-factor solution as the English version in a population of rape victims (Darves-Bornoz, Degiovanni, & Gaillard, 1999). For each item, respondents indicate percentage of the time a certain experience occurs, based on a 21-point scale (from 0% to 100% in 5% increments).…”

The influence of delusional ideation and dissociative experiences on the resistance to false memories in normal healthy subjects

“…Participants were also asked to complete a French version (Darves-Bornoz et al, 1999) of the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES; Bernstein & Putnam, 1986). The DES is a 28-item scale, developed to obtain a self-reported measure of the frequency of experiencing dissociative symptoms such as derealization and depersonalization.…”

Working memory processing of traumatic material in women with pottraumatic stress disorder

“…The PTSD symptomatology, dissociative dimension and psychiatric comorbidities were evaluated by a trained psychiatrist (W.E.H.) using the Clinical Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS), 15 the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) 16 and the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI 5.0.0), respectively. 17,18 Participants received full details about the experimental protocol and provided written informed consent before the beginning of the experiments.…”