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    • Psychiatric epidemiology
    • Genetic research methodology
    • Mental illness diagnosis

    Background:

    • Accurate diagnosis is fundamental for reliable genetic studies of mental illness.
    • The Amish Study of affective disorders utilized consensus diagnoses from a psychiatric board adhering to Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDC).

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To rigorously verify the diagnostic reliability within the Amish Study of affective disorders.
    • To assess adherence to RDC, compare data sources, and evaluate diagnostic stability.

    Main Methods:

    • Evaluated board member adherence to Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDC) procedures.
    • Compared diagnoses derived from abstracted versus full medical records.
    • Contrasted diagnoses from abstracted records with the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia-Lifetime Version (SADS-L).
    • Assessed diagnostic stability over time to infer validity.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated high concordance across different diagnostic verification methods.
    • Substudies indicated consistent diagnostic outcomes regardless of data abstraction level or source.

    Conclusions:

    • The diagnostic process in the Amish Study of affective disorders exhibited high reliability.
    • These findings support the validity of diagnoses used in genetic research on mental illness within this population.