Reliability of DSM and empirically derived prototype diagnosis for mood, anxiety and personality disorders

Prominent psychiatric diagnostic systems such as the DSM-IV and ICD-10 have shown low reliability in clinical practice. An alternative approach to classification of psychiatric disorders is prototype matching. In the current study, we examined reliability of assessing mood, anxiety and personality disorders using a multi-method multi informant approach. More specifically, we examined diagnosis made by treating clinician and independent expert clinical interviewer, using three different diagnostic systems (DSM symptom count, DSM-IV prototype diagnosis and empirically derived prototype diagnosis).

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - June 9, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Maayan Nagar, Drew Westen, Ora Nakash Source Type: research