Chapter 12. Symptom Scales and Diagnostic Schedules in Adult Psychiatry

  1. Ming T. Tsuang2,3,
  2. Mauricio Tohen4,5
  1. Jane M. Murphy

Published Online: 22 APR 2003

DOI: 10.1002/0471234311.ch12

Book Title

Textbook in Psychiatric Epidemiology, Second Edition

Textbook in Psychiatric Epidemiology, Second Edition

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How to Cite

Murphy, J. M. (2003) Symptom Scales and Diagnostic Schedules in Adult Psychiatry, 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.ch12

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, Harvard Medical School, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, and Psychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02109, 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:

  • symptom scales;
  • diagnostic schedules;
  • adult psychiatry;
  • dimensions;
  • syndromes;
  • selection of instruments;
  • technical developments;
  • landmarks;
  • trends;
  • reliability;
  • validity;
  • controversial issues

Summary

The authors present an assessment of the psychiatric status of adults by means of systematic questions. The chapter begins with general information about scales and schedules. A review of the field that focuses on the evolution of such methods over the past 50 years in different geographic locations, and different research and treatment settings is also included. Special focus is given to the time, place, and purpose of instruments developed for adult psychiatry. An overview of reliability and validity is followed by a discussion of controversial issues. The chapter concludes with unanswered questions and directions for future work.

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