The Predictive Validity of Lay Diagnostic Interview Schedule Diagnoses in the General Population

摘要: • A clinical reexamination by psychiatrists is a useful comparison for exploring lay Diagnostic Interview Schedule—derived psychiatric diagnoses in general population surveys, but as validity standard less than ideal. There are many potential sources of disagreement that have nothing to do with the either or psychiatrist examination. Another approach comparing and examine their relative predictive power. We describe such using outcome variables derived from one-year follow-up examination Epidemiologic Catchment Area respondents done at St Louis site. several across nine diagnostic categories. Within limits available data, appear be essentially equal terms number outcomes better predicted, few differences power statistical significance. discuss implications these findings analysis interviewer diagnoses.