Diagnostiek van traumagerelateerde dissociatie Met het Trauma and Dissociation Symptoms Interview (TADS-I)

The book, "Diagnosis of Trauma-Related Dissociation: The Trauma and Dissociation Symptom Interview," by Suzette Boone, describes the theoretical and practical issues in diagnosing dissociative disorders caused by traumatic events, and also includes a specialized interview designed to identify symptoms that can cause trauma and dissociation.

The TADS-I diagnostic instrument is a semi-structured interview for the diagnosis of complex dissociative disorders and trauma-related symptoms. It is currently undergoing validation studies. Conducting a full interview is a reliable way to determine whether a patient has a dissociative disorder, and also provides information about the presence of symptoms of PTSD and CPTSD and a wide range of other trauma-related complaints.

Suzette Boone is a Ph.D., clinical psychologist and psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of chronic trauma and dissociative disorders. She translated and validated the Dutch version of the Structured Clinical Interview for Dissociative Disorders for DSM-IV (SCID-D); she received her PhD with a thesis on Multiple Personality Disorder in the Netherlands in 1993. She has worked in the mental health field in outpatient and inpatient psychiatric departments. She worked for the Top Reference Trauma Center for the last seven years before her retirement. She is currently in private practice. Dr. Boon is a trainer and supervisor, and has taught in many countries. She is a co-founder of the European Society for Trauma and Dissociative Disorders (ESTD) and was its first president.