SCL-90 symptom patterns: indicators of dissociative disorders

Bull Menninger Clin. 2005 Summer;69(3):237-49. doi: 10.1521/bumc.2005.69.3.237.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the SCL-90 profiles of adult outpatients with and without dissociative disorders. A total of 194 participants were administered the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Dissociative Disorders-Revised (SCID-D-R) and the Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90). Patients with dissociative identity disorder (DID) reported significantly higher SCL-90 Global Severity Index (GSI) and individual subscale scores than those without dissociative disorders. It is recommended that patients who are polysymptomatic on the SCL-90 be considered for follow-up dissociative symptom assessment to aid differential diagnosis and to inform subsequent treatment.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Dissociative Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Dissociative Disorders / psychology
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Surveys and Questionnaires*