Year: 2025
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The Clinician-Administered Dissociative States Scale (CADSS) is a structured clinical interview to assess state dissociation rated by clinicians.The current study aimed to validate the German version of CADSS by comparing it to the established self-report measures for dissociation and exploring its underlying factor structure.Severity of within-session state dissociation was assessed directly following a standard psychotherapy session in a traumaexposed patient sample (N = 105; 81.9% female).Internal consistency, convergent validity with other dissociation measures, and the factorial structure of the instrument were analyzed.The German version exhibited excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's α = .94)and correlated significantly with self-report measures of state dissociation (r = .86)and trait dissociation (r = .77)indicative of high convergent validity.Exploratory factor analysis revealed a three-factor solution with the factors (1) Depersonalization/Derealization, (2) Identity Confusion/Alteration, and (3) Amnesia.Results support the CADSS as a useful instrument to assess state dissociation, conceptualized as a multidimensional construct, in clinical practice.
Author: Yoki Linn Mertens
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4406368129