Traumatic experiences and somatoform dissociation in women with fibromyalgia.

AbstractObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to examine psychometric properties of the Czech language version of the Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale (A-DES) [2].Method653 non-clinical participants and 162 adolescent psychiatric inpatients completed Czech versions of the A-DES and the Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire (SDQ-20), and provided further information (data regarding demographic variables, diagnoses, further psychopathology).ResultsThe 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, a presence of clinician-observed dissociative symptoms, reported traumatic experiences, self injurious behavior, and polysymptomatic diagnostic picture. A-DES scores were significantly higher in ADHD group, but not in a group with a diagnosis of a dissociative disorder.ConclusionThe authors stress that all adolescent psychiatric patients who show more complex behavioral disturbances, have histories of trauma, show self-injurious behaviors or have ADHD diagnosis should be screened for dissociation.

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Child Trauma Experiences and Dissociative Symptoms in Women with Eating Disorders: Case-Control Study

Children ◽

10.3390/children7120274 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (12) ◽

pp. 274

Author(s):

María F. Rabito-Alcón ◽

José I. Baile ◽

Johan Vanderlinden

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Case Control Study ◽

Case Control ◽

Traumatic Experiences ◽

Child Trauma ◽

Control Group ◽

Somatoform Dissociation ◽

Dissociative Experiences ◽

Dissociative Symptoms ◽

Control Study

Background: many people with different diagnoses, including eating disorders, have suffered traumatic experiences in childhood. Method: a case-control study was performed. The objective of this study was to evaluate the presence of child trauma and dissociative symptoms in people with eating disorders and compare the results obtained with a control group. Participants were administered the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) and the Structured Clinical Interview for Personality Disorders (SCID-II) to confirm diagnostic criteria and explore possible comorbidities. Traumatic experiences in childhood were evaluated with the Child Trauma Questionnaire in its abbreviated version (CTQ-SF), psychoform dissociation was measured with the Scale of Dissociative Experiences (DES-II) and somatoform dissociation with the Somatoform Dissociation Scale (SDQ-20). Results: women with eating disorders reported a greater severity and higher prevalence of child trauma than the control group. Significant differences were found by groups in dissociative symptoms. Conclusions: our results, in a Spanish sample, confirm the findings of previous studies.

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Psychoform and somatoform dissociation, traumatic experiences, and fantasy proneness in somatoform disorders

Personality and Individual Differences ◽

10.1016/j.paid.2009.11.018 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 48 (4) ◽

pp. 447-451 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Kees Jan van der Boom ◽

Marcel A. van den Hout ◽

Rafaele J.C. Huntjens

Keyword(s):

Somatoform Disorders ◽

Traumatic Experiences ◽

Fantasy Proneness ◽

Somatoform Dissociation

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Dissociation in patients with dissociative seizures: relationships with trauma and seizure symptoms

Psychological Medicine ◽

10.1017/s0033291716003093 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 47 (7) ◽

pp. 1215-1229 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

S. Pick ◽

J. D. C. Mellers ◽

L. H. Goldstein

Keyword(s):

Emotional Distress ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Self Report ◽

Traumatic Experiences ◽

Control Group ◽

Clinical Group ◽

Somatoform Dissociation ◽

Dissociative Symptoms ◽

Post Traumatic ◽

Traumatic Symptoms

BackgroundThis study aimed to extend the current understanding of dissociative symptoms experienced by patients with dissociative (psychogenic, non-epileptic) seizures (DS), including psychological and somatoform types of symptomatology. An additional aim was to assess possible relationships between dissociation, traumatic experiences, post-traumatic symptoms and seizure manifestations in this group.MethodA total of 40 patients with DS were compared with a healthy control group (n = 43), matched on relevant demographic characteristics. Participants completed several self-report questionnaires, including the Multiscale Dissociation Inventory (MDI), Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire-20, Traumatic Experiences Checklist and the Post-Traumatic Diagnostic Scale. Measures of seizure symptoms and current emotional distress (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) were also administered.ResultsThe clinical group reported significantly more psychological and somatoform dissociative symptoms, trauma, perceived impact of trauma, and post-traumatic symptoms than controls. Some dissociative symptoms (i.e. MDI disengagement, MDI depersonalization, MDI derealization, MDI memory disturbance, and somatoform dissociation scores) were elevated even after controlling for emotional distress; MDI depersonalization scores correlated positively with trauma scores while seizure symptoms correlated with MDI depersonalization, derealization and identity dissociation scores. Exploratory analyses indicated that somatoform dissociation specifically mediated the relationship between reported sexual abuse and DS diagnosis, along with depressive symptoms.ConclusionsA range of psychological and somatoform dissociative symptoms, traumatic experiences and post-traumatic symptoms are elevated in patients with DS relative to healthy controls, and seem related to seizure manifestations. Further studies are needed to explore peri-ictal dissociative experiences in more detail.

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