Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Toward construct validity for DSM-III Axis V.

A E Skodol1, B G Link, P E Shrout

  • 1Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY.

Psychiatry Research
|April 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Criminal victimization and psychotic experiences: cross-sectional associations in 35 low- and middle-income countries.

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica·2018
Same author

Prevalence, demographic variation and psychological correlates of exposure to police victimisation in four US cities.

Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences·2016
Same author

An online intervention using information on the mental health-mental illness continuum to reduce stigma.

European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists·2016
Same author

Relating DSM-5 section III personality traits to section II personality disorder diagnoses.

Psychological medicine·2015
Same author

Thought disorder in the meta-structure of psychopathology.

Psychological medicine·2012
Same author

Combined role of childhood maltreatment, family history, and gender in the risk for alcohol dependence.

Psychological medicine·2012
Same journal

Effect of Australian telepsychiatry services on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder prescriptions.

Psychiatry research·2026
Same journal

Cognitive correlates of Antisaccade Task performance in bipolar disorder.

Psychiatry research·2026
Same journal

National estimates of exposure to potentially traumatic events among individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder: Findings from The National OCD Survey.

Psychiatry research·2026
Same journal

Digitally delivered cognitive bias modification for interpretation targeting hostile interpretation bias in compulsory drug rehabilitation: A feasibility randomized trial.

Psychiatry research·2026
Same journal

Association of TyG-RFM with depressive symptoms: a nationally representative study enhanced by interpretable machine learning.

Psychiatry research·2026
Same journal

Cross-national patterns of probable complex PTSD in post-communist Europe: A network analysis of five countries.

Psychiatry research·2026
See all related articles

This study validates the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition (DSM-III) Axis V ratings using independent functioning assessments. Occupational factors were found to be the primary determinants of these ratings.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Psychological Assessment
  • Mental Health Research

Background:

  • The construct validity of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition (DSM-III) Axis V ratings, which assess overall adaptive functioning, has been questioned.
  • Previous research has not sufficiently examined the relationship between Axis V ratings and independent measures of social and occupational functioning across diverse clinical settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the construct validity of DSM-III Axis V ratings by comparing them with independent assessments of adaptive functioning.
  • To determine the influence of social and occupational variables on DSM-III Axis V ratings.

Main Methods:

  • Three hundred and sixty-two patients underwent supervised multiaxial assessments.
  • Patients were subsequently reinterviewed using the Psychiatric Epidemiology Research Interview to measure social and occupational functioning.

Related Experiment Videos

  • A subsample of 154 patients received a second independent interview focusing on social network characteristics.

    • Main Results:

    • DSM-III Axis V ratings showed predictable differences across diagnostic and demographic groups.
    • Both social and occupational variables influenced Axis V ratings, with occupational factors demonstrating a predominant effect.
    • The findings support the validity of Axis V ratings as a measure of adaptive functioning.

    Conclusions:

    • The study provides evidence for the construct validity of DSM-III Axis V ratings.
    • Occupational functioning is a key determinant of adaptive functioning ratings.
    • Findings have implications for refining assessment methods and future revisions of Axis V in diagnostic manuals.