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Methodological studies of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) in the US national comorbidity survey (NCS)

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Kessler, Ronald C., Wittchen, Hans‐Ulrich, Abelson, Jamie M., Mcgonagle, Katherine, Schwarz, Norbert, Kendler, Kenneth S., Knäuper, Bärbel, Zhao, Shanyang·1998·International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

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This paper reports the results of methodological studies carried out in conjunction with the US National Comorbidity Survey (NCS) to evaluate Version 1.0 of the World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). These studies relied on recent survey data collection methodology literature to investigate problems regarding question comprehension, instruction comprehension, respondent motivation to report accurately, and regarding the limits of respondent ability to report accurately. Insights and strategies developed by survey methodologists were used to modify the CIDI in an effort to address these problems. The paper describes these strategies and methodological studies that evaluated their effects, including a clinical reappraisal study and a field experiment that evaluated the impact of question modifications on prevalence estimates. The paper closes with a discussion of remaining methodological problems with the CIDI and potentially useful future studies that might be able to develop solutions to these problems. Copyright © 1998 Whurr Publishers Ltd.

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Authors
Kessler, R. C., Wittchen, H., Abelson, J. M., Mcgonagle, K., Schwarz, N., Kendler, K. S., Knäuper, B., & Zhao, S.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (US)
  • Temple University (US)
Corresponding author
Kessler, Ronald C.
Venue
International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1998-02
Volume
7
Issue
1
Pages
33-55
ISSN
  • 1049-8931 (ISSN-L)
  • 1557-0657
OpenAlex
W2145132171
Cited by
483
References
70
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FWCI
45.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research (publishedVersion)
  • Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (submittedVersion)
  • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (submittedVersion)
  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R01 MH46376, MH 46376, 90135190, R01-MH49098)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Keywords
Composite International Diagnostic Interview, National Comorbidity Survey, question comprehension, instruction comprehension, respondent motivation, self-report accuracy, prevalence estimates, field experiments, psychiatric comorbidity

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