Probability of major depression diagnostic classification using semi-structured versus fully structured diagnostic interviews

• Main Authors: Levis, Brooke, Benedetti, Andrea, Riehm, Kira E., Saadat, Nazanin, Levis, Alexander W.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73642/1/Probability%20of%20major%20depression%20diagnostic%20classification%20using%20semi-structured%20versus%20fully%20structured%20diagnostic%20interviews.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73642/; https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/probability-of-major-depression-diagnostic-classification-using-semistructured-versus-fully-structured-diagnostic-interviews/C3EB93DB2EB50DE12D0C82F17A084CBC

Background: Different diagnostic interviews are used as reference standards for major depression classification in research. Semi-structured interviews involve clinical judgement, whereas fully structured interviews are completely scripted. The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), a...