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The L-D Trend Oriented Psychiatric Record
Diseases of the Nervous System
|June 1, 1977
Summary
A new psychiatric inventory standardizes clinical data for trend-oriented patient records. This tool offers objective severity ratings, proving reliable in preliminary studies for clinical and research use.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Medical Informatics
- Psychometric Assessment
Background:
- Current psychiatric record-keeping often lacks trend-orientation.
- Standardization and objectification of clinical data are crucial for effective patient management.
- Existing methods may not adequately support longitudinal tracking of psychiatric conditions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce a novel 65-item psychiatric inventory.
- To facilitate trend-oriented medical record keeping for psychiatric patients.
- To enhance the objectification and standardization of clinical data through severity ratings.
Main Methods:
- Development of a 65-item psychiatric inventory.
- Implementation in a clinically practical format with severity ratings.
- Preliminary study to assess reliability and agreement.
Main Results:
- The inventory demonstrated high interrater reliability.
- High interrater agreement was observed in preliminary assessments.
- The format is clinically practical and supports data standardization.
Conclusions:
- The developed inventory effectively supports trend-oriented psychiatric record keeping.
- Severity ratings enhance the objectivity of clinical data.
- The L-D Trend Oriented Psychiatric Record offers advantages for clinical practice and research.