title: Development of diagnostic checklists for use in routine clinical care. A guideline designed to assess DSM-III-R diagnoses.
abstract: To enhance diagnostic assessment in routine clinical care, the Munich Diagnostic Checklists have been developed for a systematic criteria-related evaluation of the most common psychiatric disorders according to DSM-III-R. Design, concept, and areas of application of the instrument are described. An initial test-retest study showed that satisfactory to excellent diagnostic agreement can be reached.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Outpatient Department, Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, West Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hiller
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zaudig
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mombour
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics