title: [The MINI-International Neuropsychiatric Interview. A brief structured diagnostic psychiatric interview for DSM-IV en ICD-10 psychiatric disorders].
abstract: The MINI-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI(-Plus)) is a structured diagnostic interview, developed to assess the diagnoses of psychiatric patients according to DSM-IV and ICD-10 criteria in less time than other diagnostic interviews such as the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV disorders (SCID), the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) or the Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN) tend to take. The good psychometric characteristics of the MINI (-Plus) make it a good choice for research purposes. Because of its brevity (20-30 minutes) the interview seems to be especially convenient for diagnosing psychiatric patients in everyday clinical practice. Initial experiences and results with the MINI-Plus in a selected group of Dutch psychiatric patients are described.
authors.affiliation: Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, RC Leiden. i.m.van_vliet@lumc.nl
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: van Vliet
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Beurs
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000379:methods*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009426:Netherlands; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index