title: The Croatian version of diagnostic interview for genetic studies.
abstract: Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies (DIGS) is a modern structured interview schedule that has been in use since 1994. Main purpose of the DIGS is to record information regarding to a subject's functioning and psychopathology and it was specifically designed for psychiatric genetic studies. The DIGS is also suitable for making diagnosis, evaluation of comorbidity and other researches. It contents items and sections and has a semi-structured design that gives interviewers the freedom needed to extract the best in formation possible. The validity of a Croatian version of the DIGS was investigated. The original English version was initially translated into Croatian. The Croatian version was then back-translated and compared with the original. In this paper we will describe each item that DIGS contents as well as the use of this diagnostic instrument.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Psychiatry, Clinical Hospital Split, University School of Medicine, 21 000 Split, Croatia.
authors.forename: Dubravka
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Glucina
authors.forename: Dolores
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Britvić
authors.forename: Davor
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lasić
authors.forename: Milenka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dedić
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jakelić
authors.forename: Igna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brajević-Gizdić
authors.forename: Zana
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kralj
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bucan
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D010641:Phenotype; D011594:Psychometrics; D011599:Psychopathology; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D014175:Translating