Validity of a short clinical interview for psychiatric diagnosis: the mini-SCAN.
Br J Psychiatry
; 196(1): 64-8, 2010 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
To promote clinical application of the Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN) system a shorter version (the mini-SCAN) was devised. Its psychometric properties were unknown.AIMS:
To establish the validity and practical properties of the mini-SCAN.METHOD:
One hundred and six participants were interviewed twice, once with the SCAN and once with the mini-SCAN. The level of agreement was established for the categories no disorder, affective disorders, anxiety disorders, non-affective psychotic disorders, affective psychotic disorders.RESULTS:
The mini-SCAN is a valid instrument. Most kappa values were around 0.90. Only for the class of affective psychotic disorders was the agreement moderate. Mean duration of the mini-SCAN interviews was 25 min shorter than the SCAN interviews. Participants and interviewers were generally satisfied with the interview format and questions.CONCLUSIONS:
The mini-SCAN can be used as a diagnostic instrument for clinical purposes and for clinical studies when the present episode is the focus of attention.
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Assunto principal:
Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica
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Entrevista Psicológica
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Transtornos Mentais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2010
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Article