Payesh (Jan 2008)

Validity of the Iranian version of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-I) in the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders

  • Amini H,
  • Sharifi V,
  • Asaadi S.M,
  • Mohammadi M.R,
  • Kaviani H,
  • Semnani Y,
  • Shabani A,
  • Shahrivar Z,
  • Hakim Shooshtari M,
  • Seddigh A,
  • Jalali-Roodsari M

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 0 – 0

Abstract

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Objective: To assess the validity of diagnoses obtained with the Iranian version of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCIO-I). Methods: This study was undertaken in two stages: (a) translation of SCIO-I into Persian (Iranian language), (b) assessing the validity of the Persian version in a sample of Iranian patients. We recruited 299 psychiatric patients- including inpatients and ambulatory cases- from 3 teaching hospitals. A trained SCIO interviewer administered the SCIO and then two psychiatrists developed a consensus diagnosis, using data from multiple sources. Results: The degree of agreement between SCIO interviews and psychiatristschr('39') diagnosis ranged from "moderate" for obsessive-compulsive and major depressive disorders to "good" for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. With the psychiatristschr('39') diagnosis used as the gold standard, the SCIO-based diagnosis showed high specificity and moderate to high sensitivity for most psychiatric diseases. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the Iranian version of the SCIO is a valid instrument for diagnosis in clinical settings.

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