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[Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (SADS)]
1Research Assessment and Training Unit, New York State Psychiatric Institute, NY 10032.
Acta Psychiatrica Belgica
|July 1, 1987
Summary
This French translation of the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (SADS) aids in selecting homogeneous patient samples for psychiatric research. It standardizes diagnostic evaluations using Research Diagnostic Criteria for improved study replication.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychopathology
Context:
- The Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (SADS) was developed in the mid-1970s.
- Standardized diagnostic tools are crucial for reliable psychiatric research.
- The need for consistent methodology in evaluating psychiatric disorders.
Purpose:
- To provide a French translation of the SADS.
- To facilitate the selection of homogeneous patient samples for psychiatric research.
- To reduce information variance in diagnostic and descriptive evaluations.
Summary:
- The SADS offers a structured clinical procedure for detailed assessment of psychiatric illness features.
- It includes criteria for diagnoses based on the Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDC).
- The instrument covers current episode severity, recent symptoms, past psychopathology, and functioning.
Impact:
- Enables consistent and comparable diagnostic evaluations in psychiatric research.
- Facilitates the replication of studies across different research teams.
- Supports the use of the widely adopted Research Diagnostic Criteria in clinical research.