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Kenneth A Kobak - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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development and reliability of a Structured Interview guide for the montgomery asberg depression rating scale sigma
British Journal of Psychiatry, 2008Co-Authors: Janet B W Williams, Kenneth A KobakAbstract:Background The Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is often used in clinical trials to select patients and to assess treatment efficacy. The scale was originally published without suggested questions for clinicians to use in gathering the information necessary to rate the items. Structured and semi-Structured Interview guides have been found to improve reliability with other scales. Aims To describe the development and test–retest reliability of a Structured Interview guide for the MADRS (SIGMA). Method A total of 162 test–retest Interviews were conducted by 81 rater pairs. Each patient was Interviewed twice, once by each rater conducting an independent Interview. Results The intraclass correlation for total score between raters using the SIGMA was r=0.93, P<0.0001. All ten items had good to excellent interrater reliability. Conclusions Use of the SIGMA can result in high reliability of MADRS scores in evaluating patients with depression.
Qing Zengtreitler - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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patient needs and preferences for herb drug disease interaction alerts a Structured Interview study
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2017Co-Authors: Carrie Christensen, Seraphine Chepkemoi Kapsandoy, Melissa Archer, Jinqiu Kuang, Bruce E. Bray, Rebecca Morris, Laura Shanemcwhorter, Qing ZengtreitlerAbstract:While complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is commonly used in the United States and elsewhere, and hazardous interactions with prescription drugs can occur, patients do not regularly communicate with physicians about their CAM use. The objective of this study was to discover patient information needs and preferences for herb-drug-disease interaction alerts. We recruited 50 people from several locations within the University of Utah Hospital to participate in this Structured Interview study. They were asked to provide their preferences for the herb-drug-disease interaction alerts. Qualitative methods were used to reveal the themes that emerged from the Interviews. Most participants reported they had previously used, or they were currently using, CAM therapies. The majority had made the effort to inform their healthcare provider(s) about their CAM usage, although some had not. We found that most respondents were interested in receiving alerts and information about potential interactions. Many preferred to receive the alerts in a variety of ways, both in person and electronically. In addition to conventional medicine, many patients regularly use complementary and alternative therapies. And yet, communication between patients and providers about CAM use is not consistent. There is a demand for interventions in health care that provide timely, integrative communication support. Delivering the herb-drug-disease alerts through multiple channels could help meet critical patient information needs.
Virginia Markvart - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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comparison of the standard and Structured Interview guide for the hamilton depression rating scale in depressed geriatric inpatients
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2001Co-Authors: Paul J Moberg, Lawrence W Lazarus, Raquelle I Mesholam, Warren B Bilker, Ismael Lee Chuy, Ida Neyman, Virginia MarkvartAbstract:The interrater reliability of the standard Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (Ham-D) and a Structured Interview guide for the Ham-D (the SIGH-D) were compared in a sample of 20 elderly inpatients with major depression. Each patient was independently Interviewed by four raters; two used the standard 24-item Ham-D, and the other two used a 24-item modified version of the Structured Interview Guide for the Ham-D. Systematic counterbalancing of raters and scales and a stringent evaluation schedule were used to counter position effects, spontaneous symptom change, or diurnal variation. The modified SIGH-D produced uniformly higher item- and summary-scale reliabilities than the unStructured Ham-D.
Gamze Akyuz - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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frequency of dissociative identity disorder in the general population in turkey
Comprehensive Psychiatry, 1999Co-Authors: Gamze AkyuzAbstract:This study attempted to determine the prevalence of dissociative identity disorder in the general population. The Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) was administered to 994 subjects in 500 homes who constituted a representative sample of the population of Sivas City, Turkey. The mean DES score was 6.7 ± 6.1 (mean ± SD). Of the 62 respondents who scored above 17 on the DES, 32 (51.6%) could be contacted during the second phase of the study. They were matched for age and gender with a group of respondents who scored below 10 on the scale, and the Dissociative Disorders Interview Schedule (DDIS) was then administered to both groups. Seventeen subjects (1.7%) received a diagnosis of dissociative disorder according to the Structured Interview. In the third phase, eight of 17 subjects who had a dissociative disorder on the Structured Interview could be contacted for a clinical evaluation. They were matched with a nondissociative control group and Interviewed by a clinician blind to the Structured Interview diagnosis. Four of eight subjects were diagnosed clinically with dissociative identity disorder, yielding a minimum prevalence of 0.4%. Dissociative identity disorder is not rare in the general population. Self-rating instruments and Structured Interviews can be used successfully for screening these cases. Our data, derived from a population with no public awareness about dissociative identity disorder and no exposure to systematic psychotherapy, suggest that dissociative identity disorder cannot be considered simply an iatrogenic artifact, a culture-bound syndrome, or a phenomenon induced by media influences.
Herman G M Westenberg - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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assessment of dsm iv personality disorders in obsessive compulsive disorder comparison of clinical diagnosis self report questionnaire and semi Structured Interview
Journal of Personality Disorders, 2003Co-Authors: Nienke H Tenney, Chris Schotte, Damiaan Denys, Harold J G M Van Megen, Herman G M WestenbergAbstract:In patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, personality disorders are not many times assessed according to DSM-IV criteria. The purpose of the present study is to examine the prevalence of personality disorders diagnosed according to the DSM-IV in a severely disordered OCD population (n = 65) with three different methods of assessing personality disorders (Structured Interview, questionnaire, and clinical diagnoses). Furthermore, correspondence between these different methods was investigated and their construct validity was examined by relating the three methods to external variables. Each method resulted in a predominance of Cluster C personality disorders, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder had the highest prevalence. However, there was generally low correspondence regarding which patient had which personality disorder. Results concernign the relation of external variables were the most promising for the Structured clinical Interview.
