Abstract
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a diagnosis included for further study in the DSM-IV-TR (American Psychiatric Association
2000), lacks a structured interview. The reliability of a Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR-Defined PMDD (SCID-PMDD)
was assessed with 96 participants who spanned the full range of premenstrual problems. All individual SCID-PMDD items had
high inter-rater agreement, and the overall reliability of diagnosis was high (kappa = 0.96). The SCID-PMDD provides a structured,
sensitive, and reliable measure of the symptoms and impairment criteria for PMDD.
2000), lacks a structured interview. The reliability of a Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR-Defined PMDD (SCID-PMDD)
was assessed with 96 participants who spanned the full range of premenstrual problems. All individual SCID-PMDD items had
high inter-rater agreement, and the overall reliability of diagnosis was high (kappa = 0.96). The SCID-PMDD provides a structured,
sensitive, and reliable measure of the symptoms and impairment criteria for PMDD.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-3
- DOI 10.1007/s00737-011-0209-3
- Authors
- Eynav Elgavish Accortt, Miami University, Hamilton, OH USA
- Andrew Bismark, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA
- Tamera R. Schneider, Wright State University, Dayton, OH USA
- John J. B. Allen, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA
- Journal Archives of Women’s Mental Health
- Online ISSN 1435-1102
- Print ISSN 1434-1816