Chapter 11. Birth and Development of Psychiatric Interviews

  1. Ming T. Tsuang2,3,
  2. Mauricio Tohen4,5
  1. Lee N. Robins

Published Online: 22 APR 2003

DOI: 10.1002/0471234311.ch11

Book Title

Textbook in Psychiatric Epidemiology, Second Edition

Textbook in Psychiatric Epidemiology, Second Edition

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How to Cite

Robins, L. N. (2003) Birth and Development of Psychiatric Interviews, in Textbook in Psychiatric Epidemiology, Second Edition (eds M. T. Tsuang and M. Tohen), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471234311.ch11

Editor Information

  1. 2

    Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA

  2. 3

    Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA

  3. 4

    Lilly Research Laboratories, Indianapolis, IN, USA

  4. 5

    Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02184, USA

Author Information

  1. Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 22 APR 2003
  2. Published Print: 23 AUG 2002

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471409748

Online ISBN: 9780471234319

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Keywords:

  • psychiatric interviews;
  • personal interviews;
  • assessment of prevalence of mental disorders;
  • standardized diagnostic interviews;
  • semistandardized diagnostic interviews;
  • current versions;
  • stability;
  • psychometric properties

Summary

The authors present the history of personal interviews to assess the prevalence of mental disorders in a defined population. Standardized and semistandardized diagnostic interviews are presented and discussed. A detailed analysis of the stability and innovation in the current versions concludes the chapter.

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