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Kavitha Subramaniam¹, Saroja Krishnaswamy, Abdul Aziz Jemain

¹Department of Statistics, National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia.

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The Malay version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview - Reliability (CIS-R) demonstrates high accuracy in identifying common mental health disorders. This validated instrument is suitable for clinical and research use in Malaysia.

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Psychological Assessment
Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Instruments

Background:

Cultural adaptation of assessment tools is crucial for accurate mental health diagnosis.
Instruments require validation for reliability, validity, feasibility, and acceptability in new cultural contexts.
The Composite International Diagnostic Interview - Reliability (CIS-R) is a widely used diagnostic instrument.

Purpose of the Study:

To establish the validity and usefulness of the Malay version of the CIS-R.
To assess the CIS-R's ability to detect common mental health problems in the Malaysian population.
To determine the sensitivity and specificity of the Malay CIS-R compared to expert psychiatric assessment.

Main Methods:

The CIS-R was translated into Malay using a back-translation process.
Inter-rater reliability was assessed among medical student raters.
Cases and controls (psychiatric patients and their companions) were evaluated using the Malay CIS-R and compared with psychiatric assessments guided by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM (SCID).

Main Results:

The Malay version of the CIS-R achieved 100% sensitivity.
The instrument demonstrated 96.15% specificity at a cut-off score of 9.
High inter-rater reliability was established for the raters.

Conclusions:

The Malay version of the CIS-R is a valid and reliable instrument for diagnosing common mental disorders in Malaysia.
The CIS-R can be effectively utilized in both clinical practice and research settings within the Malaysian context.
The instrument shows excellent diagnostic accuracy for conditions such as depression and anxiety.