Interview diagnostic

Given that cognitive and behavioral disturbances are commonly associated with inhalant use disorders, diagnostic assessment of individuals with such disorders is probably best done by using a standardized interview schedule, such as the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDl) (Robins et... 

Diagnostic interview information revealed that a portion of his interest in PCP was an attempt to self-medicate headache pain. Notwithstanding the negative neurological test results, the conceptualization of the presenting problems based on NP test results helped formulate the direction and development of treatment goals and subsequent counseling efforts. Over the next several months,... 

The diagnosis of bipolar disorder is made based on clinical presentation, a careful diagnostic interview, and review of the history. There are no laboratory examinations, brain imaging studies, or other procedures that confirm the diagnosis. 

Data Derived From Structured Diagnostic Interviews... 

There are other diagnostic interviews available as well. For example, there is the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS Robins, Helzer, Croughan, Ratcliff, 1981) for adults, which many professionals use and there is the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC Shaffer, Fisher, Lucas, Dulcan, Schwab-Stone, 2000) for youth and adolescents. These interview schedules are similar to the SCID and each is now in its fourth edition. Computerized versions for administration and scoring have been developed, but these, like the SCID software, can be pricey for small and solo practices. There are other diagnostic interviews not mentioned here that may work for you as well. 

Robins, L. N., Helzer, J. E., Croughan, J., Ratcliff, K. S. (1981). National Institute of Mental Health Diagnostic Interview Schedule Its history, characteristics, and validity. Archives of General Psychiatry, 38, 381-389. 

Shaffer, D., Fisher, P, Lucas, C. P, Dulcan, M. K., Schwab-Stone, M. E. (2000). NIMH Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version IV (NIMH DISC-IV) Description, differences from previous versions, and reliability of some common diagnoses, journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 39, 28-38. 

Wacker HR, Miillejans R, Klein KH, Battegay R (1992) Identification of cases of anxiety disorders and affective disorders in the community according to ICD-10 and DSM-III-R by using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). Int J Methods Psychiatr Res 2 91-100... 

A comprehensive psychiatric history and psychiatric diagnosis according to a major classification system such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th ed. (DSM-IV) or International Classification of Diseases, 10th ed. (ICD-10) is needed for all patients. A structured diagnostic interview may be helpful for some cases. The mortality rate associated with ECT in adults is approximately the same as that for anesthesia alone, about 1 death per 10,000 patients treated (or per 40,000 ECT treatments). 

Structured and semistructured diagnostic interviews are mainly useful for diagnosis, not for monitoring treatment. The following instruments are suitable for monitoring as well as dimensional diagnosis —i.e., quantifying the severity of symptoms and impairment. 

Columbia DISC (1998) Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children— DSM-IV version (DISC-IV). E-mail disc worldnet.att.net phone 212-543-5948. 

Reich, W. (2000) Diagnostic Interview for Children and Adolescents (DICA). J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 39 59-66. 

In a recent study, Elannery-Schroeder and Kendall (2000) compared group and individual CBT to a WLC in 37 children (ages 8-14 years) with GAD, SAD, and/ or SoP. Treatment outcome was evaluated using diagnostic interviews and child, parent, and teacher reports of anxiety and other measures of psychosocial functioning at post-treatment and 3-month follow-up. At post-treatment, significantly more children in the indi-... 

Hodges, K., McKnew, D., Cytryn, L. Stern, L., and Kline, J. (1982) The Child Assessment Schedule (CAS) diagnostic interview a report on reliability and validity. / Am Acad Child Psychiatry. 21 468-473. 

Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children, Epidemiologic version (K-SADS-E) (Orvaschel and Puig-Antich, 1987) Semistructured diagnostic interview designed to assess past and current DSM-III and DSM-III-R disorders Parent Child 6-17... 

Diagnostic Interview for Children and Adolecents (DICA) (Herjanic and Reich, 1982) Highly structured interview designed to assess DMS-III and III-R diagnoses Available in computerized version Parent Child 6-17... 

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