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September 1, 1987Archives of General Psychiatry

Reliability of DSM-III Diagnoses for Major Depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III

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Overview

Randomized trial evaluates interrater reliability of structured clinical interview diagnoses for MDD and GAD, indicating high agreement.

Key Points

  • The aim is to assess the reliability of DSM-III diagnoses for major depression and generalized anxiety disorder using the SCID.
  • Used videotaped interviews to assess diagnoses.
  • Paired raters independently diagnosed 75 psychiatric outpatients.
  • Calculated percent agreement and kappa values for MDD and GAD diagnoses.
  • Percent agreement for MDD was 82% and for GAD was 86%.
  • Kappa values were .72 for MDD and .79 for GAD, indicating good reliability.
  • Findings suggest SCID is a reliable tool for distinguishing MDD from GAD.

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John H. Riskind (1987) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a080289c3448d68e5378beehttps://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1987.01800210065010
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