TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Two-year follow-up of inpatients with dissociative identity disorder
JO  - American journal of psychiatry
A1  - Ellason, J. W.
A1  - Ross, C. A.
SP  - 832
EP  - 839
VL  - 154
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVE: A group of 135 inpatients with dissociative identity disorder was followed for 2 years to monitor treatment outcome. METHOD: Fifty-four of the patients were located and reassessed after a 2-year period through the use of the same self-report measures and structured clinical interviews that had been initially administered. RESULTS: The patients showed marked improvement on Schneiderian first-rank symptoms, mood and anxiety disorders, dissociative symptoms, and somatization, with a significant decrease in the number of psychiatric medications prescribed. Patients who were treated to integration were significantly more improved than those who had not yet reached integration. CONCLUSIONS: These findings, although preliminary, provide empirical validation of previous clinical impressions that patients with dissociative identity disorder may respond well to treatment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-953X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -