Robert L. Spitzer

Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders

Utility of a new procedure for diagnosing mental disorders in primary care. The PRIME-MD 1000 study

<h3>Objective.</h3> —To assess the validity and utility of PRIME-MD (Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders), a new rapid procedure for diagnosing mental disorders by prima...

Validation and Utility of a Self-report Version of PRIME-MD&lt;SUBTITLE&gt;The PHQ Primary Care Study&lt;/SUBTITLE&gt;

Our study suggests that the PHQ has diagnostic validity comparable to the original clinician-administered PRIME-MD, and is more efficient to use.

The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID)

The history, rationale, and development of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID) is described. The SCID is a semistructured interview for making the major Axis ...

Quantification of Agreement in Psychiatric Diagnosis

THE LAST few years have seen a number of studies dealing with the problem of the reliability of psychiatric diagnoses. What makes it difficult to assimilate the various findings...