Reliability and Descriptive Validity of PSE Syndromes

Psychometric Properties of WHO’s Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry: A Systematic Review

“…For stress and adjustment disorders and cognitive impairment, the values were between 0.65 and 0.86 (Paholpak, Arunpongpaisal, Krisanaprakornkit, & Khiewyoo, 2008; Paholpak, Arunpongpaisal, Krisanaprakornkit, Piyavhatkul, & Khiewyoo, 2006; Paholpak et al, 2010; Patjanasoontorn, Paholpak, & Krisanaprakornkit, 2011). The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) of the SCAN sections ranged from 0·84 to 0·86 (Luria & Berry, 1979).…”

The epidemiology of psychiatrist-ascertained depression and DSM-III depressive disorders Results from the Eastern Baltimore Mental Health Survey Clinical

“…Although the diagnoses reported in this study are cross-sectional, based upon a single psychiatric and physical examination and without the benefit of additional informants, the SPE method which was employed was rigorous and included the complete PSE-9, which has known reliability and validity for case-finding in general population surveys as well as in clinical epidemiological studies (Wing et al 1967Kendell et al 1967;Luria & McHugh, 1975;Cooper et al 1977;Luria & Berry, 1979). In contrast to questionnaires, depressive rating scales, or schedules, the SPE method permitted each psychiatrist to make clinical diagnostic judgements, as well as reliably ascertain DMS-III-defined depressive symptoms and allocate cases to DSM-III diagnostic categories (Romanoski et al 1988).…”

Brief report on the clinical reappraisal of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule carried out at the Johns Hopkins site of the Epidemiological Catchment Area Program of the NIMH

“…The clinician's judgement was the final arbiter, not the subject's yes or no response. This interview protocol was selected because it has achieved good reliability in several studies (Luria & McHugh, 1974;Wing et al 1974;Luria & Berry, 1979). It was amplified with additional items for all DSM-III criteria mentioned in Axis I and Axis II disorder specifications; and with other items to address aspects of the subject's past (with recency coding), medical, family, and psychiatric history and his cognitive capacities.…”