title: Design of the ICD-10 field trial of the Diagnostic Criteria for Research in German-speaking countries.
abstract: The design of the international multicentric field trial on ICD-10, chapter V (F) "Mental and Behavioural Disorders (including disorders of psychological development): Diagnostic Criteria for Research' including some modifications for the study in German-speaking countries is described. The different stages of the study, the assessment instruments, and the database are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Stieglitz
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Freyberger
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Malchow
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dilling
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012106:Research