The Multidimensional Inventory of Dissociation (MID)

Get a clear picture of what you’re experiencing so your therapist can plan treatment that actually fits you

No More Guesswork Before Or During Treatment

A MID Assessment dials in what you’re facing so you and your therapist can move forward with a plan designed for your healing.

This is especially important before trauma processing work like EMDR, because knowing how your system handles stress helps you and your therapist move at a pace that keeps you safe and grounded.

What is the MID Assessment?

The Multidimensional Inventory of Dissociation (MID) is a questionnaire that helps us understand how your mind and body have learned to cope with overwhelming experiences.

Many people who have lived through trauma develop ways of disconnecting, losing time, feeling far away from themselves, or feeling like different parts of them want different things. None of that means something is wrong with you.

It means your system found a way to survive.

Why we use it

Get a clear picture of what you’re experiencing

Oftentimes, it’s hard for a client to accurately name the events and emotions and why that need to be addressed in session with their therapist, the MID puts a pin in the exact issues, so you don’t have to guess.

Plan treatment that actually fits you

By knowing what you have experienced and are experiencing, without a doubt, as well as how you respond, you and your therapist can plan a path to healing that fits how your body responds, rather than relying on trial and error.

Safe and grounded processing during trauma work

This kind of discovery work is especially important prior to administering trauma processing working like EMDR as it allows your therapist to understand how your system handles stress so you can move at a pace that keeps you safe and grounded.

What You Can Expect

218 Questions about your experiences

These questions will address experiences you may or may not have and gives us a highly specific set of data from which to work.

30 - 90 minute assessment session

The assessment takes anywhere from 30 - 90 minutes to complete from start to finish. No therapy work is done during this fact-finding session.

No right or wrong answers to worry about

There are no right or wrong answers, they simply give you data your therapist may want to use to help map an appropriate treatment plan.

What the MID Means to Clinicians Interested In Having Their Clients Assessed

The MID is a 218-item, self-administered instrument with 168 dissociation items and 50 validity items developed by Paul F. Dell, PhD (2006, 2011).

It measures 14 major facets of pathological dissociation and has 23 dissociation diagnostic scales.

In validation research, the MID demonstrated internal reliability, temporal stability, convergent validity, discriminant validity, and construct validity. 

Primary uses

Assessing for the presence and severity of pathological dissociation

Presence and severity

Readiness

Determining readiness for trauma reprocessing & guiding stabilization & preparation work

Clarifying differential diagnosis when the clinical picture is complex

Clinical picture

Treatment planning

Informing treatment planning with symptom-level detail rather than a single total score

Diagnoses the MID
Can Help
Rule In Or Out

The MID reliably differentiates and offers a diagnostic impression for
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Otherwise Specified Dissociative Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Somatization Disorder and
Borderline Personality Disorder. 

In practice, that means it helps you:

  • Rule in or out Dissociative Identity Disorder and Other Specified Dissociative Disorder

  • Distinguish PTSD with dissociative features from a primary dissociative disorder

  • Separate dissociative presentations from borderline personality features, which frequently overlap and get misdiagnosed in both directions

  • Identify somatic symptom presentations that may be dissociative in origin

  • Flag response patterns through the validity scales, including over-reporting, defensiveness, and presentations that may be imitated or factitious rather than genuine dissociation

Meet Your MID Assessment Administrator

Jenn Bovee, LCSW, CRADC, CCTP-II, CCHt

Jenn Bovee, LCSW, CRADC, CCTP-II, CCHt is not only the Founder of The Mental Wellness Center, but also an EMDRIA-approved consultant who understands trauma therapy and dissociation on a deep level.

With 20 years in the field, and her multitude of credentials, Jenn has become the go-to that clients and other therapists, alike, for consultation on complex trauma treatment.

The MID Assessment

Your virtual assessment will last between 30 and 90 minutes.

When your results are ready, you and Jenn will meet again for a 53-minute follow-up session to go over your results. Your therapist may join your follow-up, or you can have your results sent to them.

This powerful and in-depth assessment, results interpretation, and follow-up session is only $625, a valuable investment that helps you save time, frustration, and money in therapy.

Clinicians and clients who are interested in more information or booking the MID should fill out the form below and we’ll be in touch within 1 business day.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • It’s a 218-question assessment that helps identify the client’s experiences so an effective and appropriate treatment plan can be mapped.

  • It’s $625, payable via Stripe.

  • The MID is not billable to insurance.

  • Yes, we will set up a Zoom call, allotting for 90 minutes, though it can take as little as 30 minutes to complete.

  • Your results will be available 7 days from the date of completion.

  • You will receive a copy of your results to take back to your therapist so the two of you can plan the treatment that will best suit you and your system.

  • Yes, we can set up an appointment where Jenn Bovee, LCSW, CRADC, CCTP-II, CCHt will go over your results and what they mean.

  • If you would like your therapist to be present during the follow-up, you are welcome to invite them. I can also send them a copy with your written approval.