Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV

First MB, Spitzer RL, Gibbon M, et al Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders, Research Version, Patient Edition With Psychotic Screen (SCID-I/ P W/ PSY SCREEN) New York, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Biometrics Research, 1997... 

The most commonly used semi-structured diagnostic scale is the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCI I) First et al., 1997). A clinical version of the SCID (SCID-CV) is designed for use in clinical settings and covers the most commonly seen diagnoses according to DSM-IV. The research version of the SCID includes ratings for different subtypes, severity and course specifiers of mental disorders. The SCLD-CV contains six modules (A) Mood Episodes (B) Psychotic Symptoms (C) Psychotic Disorders (D) Mood Disorders (E) Substance Use Disorders fF) Anxiety and Other Disorders. 

The Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) is a short structured diagnostic interview for DSM-IV and ICD-10 psychiatric disorders. With an administration time of approximately 15 min, it was designed to meet the need for a short but accurate structured psychiatric interview for multicenter clinical trials and epidemiology studies, and to be used as a first step in outcome tracking in non-research clinical settings (Sheehan et al.y 1998). 

In the United States, the Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDC) (19) and the DSM-IV (8) both provide clear inclusion and exclusion criteria for a current episode ( Table 9-2). Evaluation of past episodes can be made using the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia—Lifetime Version (SADS-L) ( 20) or the Structured clinical Interview for DSM (21). In other countries, the Present State Exam (PSE) (22) can reliably distinguish mania from other disorders. Table 9-3 reviews the various clinical presentations of primary bipolar disorder and their related DSM-IV diagnoses ( 23) (see also Appendix A, Appendix G, and Appendix H). 

Both the DSM-IV (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) and the ICD-10 (World Health Organization, 1993) are used in Japan, with the latter being the official system used to record diseases and the former preferred in research, including for clinical studies on psychotropics. No Japanese version of a structured or semistructured interview scheme based on either the DSM or ICD system for children is yet available. 

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