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The NIMH diagnostic interview schedule modified to record current mental status.

M R Von Korff, J C Anthony

    Journal of Affective Disorders
    |December 1, 1982
    PubMed
    Summary

    The modified Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) accurately assesses current mental status, unlike the original version. This prevents overestimation of Major Depressive Episode prevalence by distinguishing current from past cases.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychiatry
    • Epidemiology
    • Mental Health Assessment

    Background:

    • The Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) is a tool for assessing mental disorders.
    • Accurate assessment of current Major Depressive Episode (MDE) is crucial for epidemiological studies.
    • Distinguishing current MDE from past episodes is a challenge in mental health surveys.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate a modified version of the DIS for assessing current mental status.
    • To determine if current symptom information is necessary for accurate MDE diagnosis.
    • To assess the impact of using current symptom data on MDE prevalence estimates.

    Main Methods:

    • Modification of the National Institute of Mental Health Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) to include current mental status.

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  • Field survey utilizing the modified DIS.
  • Analysis of symptom count data to compare current and lifetime symptom status.

    • Main Results:

    • Information on current symptoms is essential for differentiating current MDE cases from past cases.
    • The unmodified DIS may overestimate 1-month MDE prevalence by including symptomatic past cases.
    • Lifetime depressive symptom counts from the unmodified DIS do not reliably reflect current symptom status.

    Conclusions:

    • The modified DIS provides a more accurate measure of current Major Depressive Episode.
    • Current symptom assessment is critical for precise epidemiological prevalence rates.
    • The original DIS may lead to inflated prevalence estimates for MDE.