Performance of two forms of a computer psychiatric screening interview: version I of the DISSI.
This study reports on the performance of two forms of version I of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) computer screening interview, using the traditional interviewer-administered DIS (T-DIS) as the standard. The screening interview was either self-administered (called the S-DISSI) with the subject keying in responses, or interviewer-administered (I-DISSI), with the interviewer keying in the subject's responses. Sensitivity and specificity for both forms were ample (excluding antisocial personality), ranging from 60% to 100% for sensitivity and 54% to 95% for specificity. Concordances with the T-DIS were similar for both forms of the screening interview, ranging from .10 to .87 and compared favorably to those reported by other investigators. The I-DISSI took on average 30 min less than either the T-DIS and S-DISSI. Since the performances of both versions were equivalent, the decision to use either may be based on available resources and characteristics of the study population.
Bucholz
K K
KK
Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Robins
L N
LN
Shayka
J J
JJ
Przybeck
T R
TR
Helzer
J E
JE
Goldring
E
E
Klein
M H
MH
Greist
J H
JH
Erdman
H P
HP
Skare
S S
SS
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D008838:Microcomputers; D008875:Middle Aged; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics