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190 PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICATION<br />

participants with live patients <strong>and</strong> brief lectures on the various sections. The<br />

format of the training course may vary between centers.<br />

Psychometric properties of SCAN 2.1 have been tested <strong>and</strong> the overall<br />

reliability was qualified as moderate to substantial [38]. More information<br />

can be found in a reference manual published at Cambridge University<br />

Press [39], which can also be used as a companion to the SCAN interview<br />

schedule <strong>and</strong> software. It describes the rationale <strong>and</strong> development of the<br />

system <strong>and</strong> provides a valuable introduction to its uses.<br />

Other Semi-structured Diagnostic Interviews for Axis I<br />

Disorders<br />

A number of semi-structured diagnostic interviews have been developed<br />

for specific Axis I disorders, such as the Eating Disorders Examination [40]<br />

or the Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Schedule [41].<br />

The DIGS Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies) [42] is a clinical<br />

interview especially designed by the NIMH Genetics Initiative for the assessment<br />

of major mood <strong>and</strong> psychotic disorders <strong>and</strong> their spectrum conditions.<br />

It has the following features: a) polydiagnostic capacity; b) a detailed<br />

assessment of the course of the illness, chronology of psychotic <strong>and</strong> mood<br />

syndromes, <strong>and</strong> comorbidity; c) additional phenomenological assessments<br />

of symptoms; <strong>and</strong> d) algorithmic scoring capability. A reliability study has<br />

been carried out with excellent sensitivity <strong>and</strong> specificity for DSM-III-R <strong>and</strong><br />

RDC diagnoses of major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, <strong>and</strong><br />

lower diagnostic accuracy for subtypes of schizoaffective disorder [43].<br />

SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS FOR PERSONALITY<br />

DISORDERS<br />

Semi-structured interviews for the assessment of personality disorders provide<br />

questions, guidelines <strong>and</strong> instructions for the assessment of the criteria<br />

defining personality disorder in general <strong>and</strong> specific personality disorders<br />

in particular. Some of these interviews are restricted to the assessment of a<br />

single personality disorder, while others are constructed for the assessment<br />

of all the personality disorders listed in ICD-10 or/<strong>and</strong> DSM-IV.<br />

The Diagnostic Interview for Borderline DIB)<br />

The Diagnostic Interview for Borderline DIB) is a semi-structured interview<br />

for the assessment of the criteria defining borderline personality disorder.

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