The Family History Method Using Diagnostic Criteria

摘要: • Data concerning familial history of psychiatric disorders are often used to assist in diagnosis, examine the role genetic or nongenetic factors etiology, develop new methods classification. Information prevalence may be collected by two different methods: family method (obtaining information from patient a relative all members), and study (interviewing directly as many relatives possible their own present past symptomatology). This compares these methods. In general, is preferred since likely more accurate. The leads significant underreporting, but this can minimized through use diagnostic criteria. reports on an instrument that has been developed for collecting provides criteria 12 diagnoses—the Family History-Research Diagnostic Criteria. Using greater sensitivity, underreporting remains major problem method.