Validation of the NetSCID: an Automated Web-Based Adaptive Version of the SCID

The present study developed and validated a configurable, adaptive, web-based version of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM, the NetSCID. The validation included 24 clinicians who administered the SCID and 230 participants who completed the paper SCID and/or the NetSCID. Data-entry errors, branching errors, and clinician satisfaction were quantified. Relative to the paper SCID, the NetSCID resulted in far fewer data-entry and branching errors. Clinicians ‘preferred’ using the NetSCID and found that the NetSCID was easier to administer.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - November 7, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Benjamin B. Brodey, Michael First, Jared Linthicum, Kirsten Haman, Jordan W. Sasiela, David Ayer Source Type: research