ASSESSMENTS

We offer NHS Integrated Care Boards a two-part assessment providing a SCID-D (Structured Clinical Interview for Dissociative Disorders) diagnostic assessment and an assessment to evaluate the patient’s suitability for outpatient specialist psychotherapy including exploration of aspects of their personal history, their current needs, their support network, their experience of therapy to date and risk assessment.

Our assessments can be carried out at our London clinic or locally to the patient. We are happy to consult with local clinicians to establish the best setting. Our assessments are usually conducted in a single session (with a break for lunch) over 4-5 hours. If the patient’s needs would be better served by shorter sessions over a number of appointments, we are happy to discuss this and make the necessary adaptations.

Following our assessment, we provide an in depth written report providing a diagnosis with a description of the patient’s dissociative experiences over five symptom areas (amnesia, depersonalisation, derealisation, identity confusion, identity alteration) and a detailed treatment plan including an indicated length of treatment and possible necessary adaptations.

Please get in touch for further information (enquiries@clinicds.com or 020 7794 1655)