The output is a record of the presence or absence of each of the disorders being considered, for the current episode (past 1 month) and for lifetime occurrence. Using a decision tree approach, the CB-SCID-I/P guides the clinician in testing diagnostic hypotheses as the interview is conducted. 2 It includes a history taking ‘Overview’ section, followed by 10 modules each representing a major Axis I disorder. The Chinese-bilingual Structured Clinical Interview for DSM- IV (Axis I, Patient version), a translated Chinese version of the SCID-I/P, 1 is a semi-structured diagnostic instrument for making Axis I DSM-IV diagnoses. E-mail: 14 March 2003 Accepted: 4 August 2003 The material support given by the Department of Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital and the Alice Ho Nethersole Hospital Psychiatric Clinic is gratefully acknowledged.ĭr E So, MBBS, FRANZCP, FRACGP, FHKCPsych, Department of Psychiatry, Tai Po Hospital, Tai Po, Hong Kong, China.ĭr I Kam, MBChB, MRCPsych, FHKCPsych, FHKAMPsych, Department of Psychiatry, Shatin Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.ĭr CM Leung, MBBS, MRCPsych, FHKCPsych, FHKAMPsych, Department of Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.ĭr A Pang, MBBS, MRCPsych, FHKCPsych, FHKAMPsych, Department of Psychiatry, Tai Po Hospital, Tai Po, Hong Kong, China.ĭr L Lam, MBChB, MRCPsych, FHKCPsych, FHKAMPsych, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong King, China.Īddress for correspondence: Dr E So, Department of Psychiatry, Tai Po Hospital, Tai Po, Hong Kong, China. Key words: Adjustment disorders, Anxiety disorders, Chinese, Diagnosis, Mental status schedule, OutpatientsĪcknowledgements: The authors wish to thank Professor Gabor Ungvari for commenting on an earlier version of the manuscript.

The overall kappa was 0.71.Ĭonclusion: The CB-SCID-I/P is a reliable diagnostic instrument for DSM-IV anxiety and adjustment disorders for outpatients. Kappa values were 0.81 for anxiety disorders 0.64 for adjustment disorders, and 0.57 for no diagnosis. Results: Seventy seven outpatients were recruited over an 8-month period. Kappa value was used to represent the level of reliability. The reliability of the CB-SCID-I/P was assessed individually for anxiety disorders, adjustment disorders, and no diagnosis, and compared with clinician diagnosis using the test-retest method. Patients and Methods: Newly registered outpatients were consecutively recruited from 2 sites, the Li Ka Shing Psychiatric Centre and Alice Ho Mui Ling Nethersole Psychiatric Clinic. Objective: To report on the reliability of the Chinese-bilingual Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (Axis I, Patient version) Project (CB-SCID-I/P), stage 2: anxiety disorders, adjustment disorders, and ‘no diagnosis’.

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