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Community diagnosis counts.

D A Regier1

  • 1National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-2475, USA.

Archives of General Psychiatry
|March 11, 2000
PubMed
Summary
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Comparing diagnostic interviews for depression, this study highlights the need for improved criteria and instruments. Future research should incorporate dimensional symptom levels and clinical significance for better treatment prediction.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Epidemiology
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • Current diagnostic instruments for mental health disorders have limitations in validity and reliability.
  • It is not appropriate to assume semistructured clinician interviews are more valid than epidemiologic interviews due to these limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the validity of diagnostic interviews for depression using data from the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) study.
  • To inform improvements in diagnostic criteria for the DSM-V and enhance future epidemiologic studies.

Main Methods:

  • Comparison of depression diagnoses identified by the clinical reappraisal interview versus the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) in the Baltimore ECA site.
  • Analysis of 13-year follow-up outcomes for subjects identified with depression.

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Main Results:

  • Validity-research deficits and imperfect instrument reliability limit the assumption of superiority for clinician interviews over epidemiologic ones.
  • The study sets the stage for next-generation epidemiologic studies by addressing diagnostic instrument and criteria limitations.

Conclusions:

  • Refining diagnostic criteria, incorporating dimensional symptom levels, and adding clinical significance criteria (e.g., staging) are crucial for improving diagnostic utility.
  • Integrating symptom scales and disability assessments in epidemiologic studies will enhance community-based treatment need measures.
  • Adjustments to diagnostic methods can improve the validity and clinical utility of diagnoses for predicting clinical course and treatment response, particularly for conditions like schizophrenia.