William W. Eaton, Ramin Mojtabai, Elizabeth A. Stuart, Jeannie-Marie Sheppard Leoutsakos, and Jaana Myllyluoma
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- June 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780190916602
- eISBN:
- 9780190916640
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190916602.003.0005
- Subject:
- Public Health and Epidemiology, Public Health, Epidemiology
This chapter reviews the most important devices for assessing the prevalence of mental disorders, as well as assessing levels of distress, impairment, and need. A brief discussion of the history of ...
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This chapter reviews the most important devices for assessing the prevalence of mental disorders, as well as assessing levels of distress, impairment, and need. A brief discussion of the history of methods in psychiatric epidemiologic studies of prevalence is included. The assessment devices include those for screening, such as the K-6 scale, the CESD-r, and the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS). Also included are assessment instruments designed for use by clinicians, such as the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnosis (SCID) and Structured Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN). A brief section includes guidance for conducting field surveys of mental disorders in the general population. Methods of evaluating the measurement properties are discussed, and a review of studies of agreement between survey interviewers and clinicians is presented.Less
This chapter reviews the most important devices for assessing the prevalence of mental disorders, as well as assessing levels of distress, impairment, and need. A brief discussion of the history of methods in psychiatric epidemiologic studies of prevalence is included. The assessment devices include those for screening, such as the K-6 scale, the CESD-r, and the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS). Also included are assessment instruments designed for use by clinicians, such as the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnosis (SCID) and Structured Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN). A brief section includes guidance for conducting field surveys of mental disorders in the general population. Methods of evaluating the measurement properties are discussed, and a review of studies of agreement between survey interviewers and clinicians is presented.
