The Correlation between Emotional Disorders according to RDoC and Neurotic Spectrum Disorders in DSM5: Investigating the Validity and Reliability of Self-Reports

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between emotional disorders symptoms according with research domain criteria dimensions and neuroticism spectrum disorders in diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders revised 5. For this purpose, 300 of depression, anxiety and OCD patients (age between 18 and 40) were selected voluntarily from six mental health centers of Tehran and invited to participate in this study. The instruments were the multi-dimensional emotion disorders inventory, Beck’s Depression, Spielberger’s anxiety and Madsley Obsessive Questionnaires. Results of the correlation between multi-dimensional emotion disorders inventory and those questionnaires were significant, that indicates high structural and convergence validity of this questionnaire by referring to the concepts of theoretical constructs. The Results of internal consistency by Cranbach’s Alpha were significant for both the multi-dimensional emotion disorders inventory subscales and for total score. Furthermore, results of the correlation between the subscales and total score (except active avoidance) were significant. Findings of the psychometric properties evaluation of multi-dimensional emotion disorders inventory represent the acceptable validity and reliability in Iranian mental disorder patients. Clinical evaluation with the multi-dimensional emotional disorders inventory leads us to evaluate ten dimensions of emotional dysfunctions in patients. Further studies suggested to emotional disorders diagnosis by this measure.

Keywords

• dimensional approach
• multi-dimensional emotional disorders inventory
• neurotic spectrum disorders
• research domain criteria