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The Mini-SIPS: development of a brief clinical structured interview guide to diagnosing DSM-5 Attenuated Psychosis
Scott W Woods1, Cole Lympus2, Thomas H McGlashan3
1Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. scott.woods@yale.edu.
Objective:
The Mini-SIPS, a condensed version of the Structured Interview for Psychosis-Risk Syndromes (SIPS), is intended to efficiently identify for clinicians the minimum information needed to support a DSM-5 Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome (APS) diagnosis.
Methods:
The instrument and the DSM-5 criteria are accessible through the online training program.
Results:
Most individuals (67.5%) in the first 212 to complete the training program indicated an intended use of the Mini-SIPS exclusively for clinical purposes. Performance on the post-training quiz was excellent for those with and without prior training in structured diagnostic interviewing.
Conclusion:
The Mini-SIPS, and accompanying training program, are offered as public-domain clinical resources to the mental health community.
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