Table 1.
Patient Demographics and Characteristics at Intake
| Variable | High DES Group | Low DES Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | t a | df | |
| Age at intake (years) | 43.1 | 9.73 | 41.98 | 11.23 | 0.55 | 108 |
| % | n | % | n | χ2 a | df | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 89.0 | 63 | 87.5 | 35 | 0.73 | 2 |
| Male | 9.9 | 7 | 12.0 | 5 | ||
| Transgender | 1.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Caucasian | 83.1 | 59 | 92.5 | 37 | 0.23 | 4 |
| Latino or Hispanic | 5.6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Asian | 2.8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Black | 1.4 | 1 | 2.5 | 1 | ||
| Other | 7.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 2 | ||
| Treatment stage | ||||||
| Stabilization and safety | 39.4 | 28 | 32.5 | 13 | 5.70 | 4 |
| Between safety and processing | 47.9 | 34 | 50.0 | 20 | ||
| Processing trauma | 12.7 | 9 | 10.0 | 4 | ||
| Between processing trauma and reconnection | 0.0 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | ||
| Reconnection and integration | 0.0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1 | ||
| DD diagnosisb | ||||||
| DID (DSM‐IV‐TR, DSM‐5) | 76.5 | 52 | 53.9 | 21 | 6.23 | 3 |
| DDNOS (DSM‐IV‐TR) | 20.6 | 14 | 41.0 | 16 | ||
| OSDD (DSM‐5) | 2.9 | 2 | 5.0 | 2 | ||
Note. DES = Dissociative Experiences Scale; DID = dissociative identity disorder; DDNOS = dissociative disorder not otherwise specified; OSDD = other specified dissociative disorder; DSM‐IV‐TR = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., text rev.); DSM‐5 = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.).
a
t or chi‐square tests used to examine differences between groups. bDiagnosis data missing for four participants (high DES group, n = 3; low DES group, n = 1).