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The International Personality Disorder Examination: The World Health Organization/Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration International Pilot Study of Personality Disorders

Loranger, Armand W.·1994·Archives of General Psychiatry

Abstract

BACKGROUND: One of the aims of the World Health Organization/Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration joint program on psychiatric diagnosis and classification is the development and standardization of diagnostic assessment instruments for use in clinical research worldwide. The International Personality Disorder Examination (IPDE) is a semistructured clinical interview compatible with the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, and the DMS-III-R classification systems. This is the first report of the results of a field trial to investigate the feasibility of using the IPDE to assess personality disorders worldwide. METHODS: The IPDE was administered by 58 psychiatrists and clinical psychologists to 716 patients enrolled in clinical facilities at 14 participating centers in 11 countries in North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. To determine interrater reliability, 141 of the IPDEs (20%) were independently rated by a silent observer. To determine temporal stability, 243 patients (34%) were reexamined after an average interval of 6 months. RESULTS: The IPDE proved acceptable to clinicians and demonstrated an interrater reliability and temporal stability roughly similar to instruments used to diagnose the psychoses, mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders. CONCLUSION: It is possible to assess personality disorders with reasonably good reliability in different nations, languages, and cultures using a semistructured clinical interview that experienced clinicians find relevant, meaningful, and user-friendly.

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  • The International Personality Disorder Examination (IPDE) has adequate inter-rater reliability (.71-.91) with stability over time comparable to other widely used measures (.55-.84).

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Authors
Loranger, A. W.
Affiliations
Cornell University (US)
Corresponding author
Loranger, Armand W.
Venue
Archives of General Psychiatry
Published
1994-03-01
Volume
51
Issue
3
Pages
215
ISSN
0003-990X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2126639672
Cited by
1,069
References
25
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FWCI
21.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Archives of General Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
Keywords
International Personality Disorder Examination, personality disorders, inter-rater reliability, temporal stability, diagnostic assessment, ICD-10, DSM-III-R, cross-cultural assessment, field trials
MeSH terms
Adult, Mental Disorders, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Diagnosis, Differential, Feasibility Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Terminology as Topic, Personality Disorders, Pilot Projects, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, United States, United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, World Health Organization, Reproducibility of Results

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