Review, 2011
Can a structured clinical interview reliably diagnose PMDD?
Yes. A structured interview called SCID-PMDD reliably diagnosed PMDD, with different doctors agreeing on the diagnosis 96% of the time (kappa = 0.96).
What they did
Researchers tested a structured clinical interview (SCID-PMDD) with 96 people who had a range of premenstrual problems, to see if different doctors would agree on the diagnosis.
What they found
All individual items in the interview had high agreement between doctors. The overall reliability of the PMDD diagnosis was very high (kappa = 0.96).
What it means for you
The SCID-PMDD is a reliable, sensitive tool for diagnosing PMDD. The study was limited to one interview method, and the sample size was moderate.
96
participants
0.96
reliability score (kappa)
About the study
- Original title
- Diagnosing premenstrual dysphoric disorder: the reliability of a structured clinical interview
- Authors
- Accortt EE, Bismark A, Schneider TR et al.
- Journal
- Archives of women's mental health
- Year
- 2011
- Study design
- Review
- What was tested
- Structured Clinical Interview for PMDD (SCID-PMDD)
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1007/s00737-011-0209-3
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