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This research aims to evaluate the reliability of diagnoses in affective disorders among the Amish population.

Amish Study, II: Consensus diagnoses and reliability results

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This research aims to evaluate the reliability of diagnoses in affective disorders among the Amish population.
Consensus diagnoses were developed by a psychiatric board following Research Diagnostic Criteria.
Comparison of diagnoses from abstracted medical records versus full medical records.
Assessment of diagnostic stability and concordance across different data sources.
High concordance of diagnoses was observed among board members.
Strong diagnostic reliability was confirmed through comparisons of data sources.
Stability of diagnoses supports the validity of the diagnostic process.

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Randomized trial assesses diagnostic reliability and stability in Amish participants, suggesting strong agreement among board members.

Hostetter et al. (1983) studied this question.

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