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Ronald C. Kessler, T. Bedirhan Üstün
International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research • 2004
Abstract This paper presents an overview of the World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative version of the World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) and a discussion of the methodological research on which the development of the instrument was based. The WMH‐CIDI includes a screening module and 40 sections that focus on diagnoses (22 sections), functioning (four sections), treatment (two sections), risk factors (four sections), socio‐demographic correlates (seven sections), and methodological factors (two sections). Innovations compared to earlier versions of the CIDI include expansion of the diagnostic sections, a focus on 12‐month as well as lifetime disorders in the same interview, detailed assessment of clinical severity, and inclusion of information on treatment, risk factors, and consequences. A computer‐assisted version of the interview is available along with a direct data entry software system that can be used to keypunch responses to the paper‐and‐pencil version of the interview. Computer programs that generate diagnoses are also available based on both ICD‐10 and DSM‐IV criteria. Elaborate CD‐ROM‐based training materials are available to teach interviewers how to administer the interview as well as to teach supervisors how to monitor the quality of data collection. Copyright © 2004 Whurr Publishers Ltd.
Objective: Structured diagnostic interview assessing psychiatric disorders, functioning, treatment, risk factors, and socio-demographic correlates with comprehensive coverage of 12-month and lifetime diagnoses
This is a World Mental Health Survey Initiative version of the WHO Composite International Diagnostic Interview protocol using human as the model organism. The procedure involves 10 procedural steps, 1 materials. Extracted from a 2004 paper published in International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research.
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Administer screening module • Assess diagnostic sections • Assess functioning
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Begin interview with screening module to identify potential psychiatric disorders
Note: Part of the WMH-CIDI structure which includes a screening module and 40 sections
“The WMH-CIDI includes a screening module and 40 sections that focus on diagnoses”
Administer 22 diagnostic sections covering psychiatric disorders with assessment of both 12-month and lifetime disorders
Note: Includes detailed assessment of clinical severity
“40 sections that focus on diagnoses (22 sections), functioning (four sections), treatment (two sections), risk factors (four sections), socio-demographic correlates (seven sections), and methodological factors (two sections)”
Administer four sections assessing functional impairment and consequences
Note: Part of comprehensive assessment structure
“40 sections that focus on diagnoses (22 sections), functioning (four sections), treatment (two sections)”
Administer two sections gathering information on psychiatric treatment received
Note: Includes information on treatment history and current treatment
“treatment (two sections), risk factors (four sections), socio-demographic correlates (seven sections)”
Administer four sections assessing risk factors for psychiatric disorders
Note: Part of comprehensive assessment structure
“risk factors (four sections), socio-demographic correlates (seven sections), and methodological factors (two sections)”
Administer seven sections gathering socio-demographic information and correlates
Note: Comprehensive demographic and social assessment
“socio-demographic correlates (seven sections), and methodological factors (two sections)”
Administer two sections addressing methodological considerations in data collection
Note: Final sections of the interview
“methodological factors (two sections)”
Interviewers complete training using elaborate CD-ROM-based training materials prior to administering interviews
Note: Training materials teach proper administration of the interview
“Elaborate CD-ROM-based training materials are available to teach interviewers how to administer the interview”
Supervisors use CD-ROM-based training materials to monitor quality of data collection
Note: Quality assurance component of the protocol
“teach supervisors how to monitor the quality of data collection”
Use computer programs to generate psychiatric diagnoses based on ICD-10 and DSM-IV criteria from collected interview data
Note: Automated diagnostic generation from interview responses
“Computer programs that generate diagnoses are also available based on both ICD-10 and DSM-IV criteria”
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Structured diagnostic interview assessing psychiatric disorders, functioning, treatment, risk factors, and socio-demographic correlates with comprehensive coverage of 12-month and lifetime diagnoses
Objective
Structured diagnostic interview assessing psychiatric disorders, functioning, treatment, risk factors, and socio-demographic correlates with comprehensive coverage of 12-month and lifetime diagnoses
Subjects
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Cohort notes
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Administer screening module
Assess diagnostic sections
Assess functioning
Assess treatment
12-month psychiatric diagnoses
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Artifact type
Endpoint measurements summarized by group or timepoint
Comparison focus
Compare endpoint magnitude between groups, timepoints, or both
Lifetime psychiatric diagnoses
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Artifact type
Endpoint measurements summarized by group or timepoint
Comparison focus
Compare endpoint magnitude between groups, timepoints, or both
Clinical severity of disorders
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Artifact type
Endpoint measurements summarized by group or timepoint
Comparison focus
Compare endpoint magnitude between groups, timepoints, or both
Functional impairment
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Artifact type
Endpoint measurements summarized by group or timepoint
Comparison focus
Compare endpoint magnitude between groups, timepoints, or both
12-month psychiatric diagnoses
From paperRaw artifact
Per-sample or per-animal endpoint measurements collected during the experiment
Processed artifact
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Final reported form
Summary statistics and between-group or across-timepoint comparisons
Lifetime psychiatric diagnoses
From paperRaw artifact
Per-sample or per-animal endpoint measurements collected during the experiment
Processed artifact
Structured table with cleaned measurements ready for comparison
Final reported form
Summary statistics and between-group or across-timepoint comparisons
Clinical severity of disorders
From paperRaw artifact
Per-sample or per-animal endpoint measurements collected during the experiment
Processed artifact
Structured table with cleaned measurements ready for comparison
Final reported form
Summary statistics and between-group or across-timepoint comparisons
Functional impairment
From paperRaw artifact
Per-sample or per-animal endpoint measurements collected during the experiment
Processed artifact
Structured table with cleaned measurements ready for comparison
Final reported form
Summary statistics and between-group or across-timepoint comparisons
Acquisition
Collect raw experimental outputs with enough metadata to preserve sample identity, condition, and timing.
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Scoring or quantification
Quantify the primary readouts for this experiment: 12-month psychiatric diagnoses; Lifetime psychiatric diagnoses; Clinical severity of disorders; Functional impairment.
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Reporting output
Report representative outputs alongside summary comparisons for 12-month psychiatric diagnoses, Lifetime psychiatric diagnoses, Clinical severity of disorders, Functional impairment.
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Citation
Ronald C. Kessler et al. (2004). The World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative version of the World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
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