Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2009; 10(6): 276-279

The Czech version of the Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale

MUDr. Jan Soukup^1,2, prof. MUDr. Hana Papežová, CSc³, mudR. Aleš Kuběna⁴, MUDr. Viera Mikolajová⁵

¹ Ústav patologie a molekulární medicíny 2. LF UK a FN Motol, Praha

² Oddělení léčby závislostí VFN, Praha

³ Psychiatrická klinika 1. LF UK a VFN Praha

⁴ Oddělení sociální a klinické farmacie, Farmaceutická fakulta UK, Hradec Králové

⁵ Dětská psychiatrická klinika 2. LF UK a FN v Motole, Praha

The Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale (A-DES) is a measure for screening of the pathological dissociation in adolescents. The

Czech version has very good psychometric characteristics, but the scale itself is not sufficient for stating or ruling-out the clinical diagnosis

of a dissociative disorder. The article summarizes findings of the validation study in Czech Republic and gives practical advices

for the use of the scale in clinical practice and in research. The authors recommend to screen for dissociation adolescents suffering from

more complex behavioral disturbances, with impulse dyscontrol, ADHD or history of traumatic experiences.

Keywords: DES, dissociation, ADHD, adolescents.

Published: December 1, 2009  Show citation