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Validity of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule, Version II: DSM-III diagnoses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Lee N. Robins ,
John E. Helzer ,
Kathryn S. Ratcliff  and
Warren Seyfried
Lee N. Robins*
Affiliation:
Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA
John E. Helzer
Affiliation:
Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Kathryn S. Ratcliff
Affiliation:
Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Warren Seyfried
Affiliation:
Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr L. N. Robins, Department Psychiatry. Barnes and Renard Hospitals, 4940 Audubon Avenue, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Synopsis

A new diagnostic instrument, The Diagnostic Interview Schedule, was evaluated for use by lay interviewers by comparing its DSM-III diagnoses when given by lay interviewers with results obtained through an independent interview by a psychiatrist using the same schedule, his clinical judgement after the interview, his clinical judgement after both the interview and a free question period, and with diagnoses on the medical chart.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , November 1982 , pp. 855 - 870
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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