A comparison of traditional and symptom-checklist-based histories.
The authors compared the results of independent evaluations of 96 patients, each of whom was given a traditional psychiatric interview, resulting in a narrative report, and a structured interview based on a self-report questionnaire, resulting in a standardized report. Although the latter method produced a higher frequency of report of all symptoms, the overall accuracy of diagnoses was similar for the two methods. The authors enumerate the potential benefits of the use of standardized histories.
D003105:Colombia; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000592:standards*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*