Reliability and Validity of the DSM-5 Anxious Distress Specifier Interview

To acknowledge the clinical significance of anxiety in depressed patients, DSM-5 included an anxious distress specifier for major depressive disorder (MDD). In the present report we describe the reliability and validity of a semi-structured interview assessing the features of the anxious distress specifier. Our goal was to develop an instrument that could be used for both diagnostic and outcome measurement purposes.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - March 2, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Mark Zimmerman, Heather Clark, Patrick McGonigal, Lauren Harris, Carolina Guzman Holst, Jacob Martin Source Type: research