Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Diagnosis
The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Diagnosis is a semistructured interview for making the major DSM IV Axis I Disorders (SCID I) and Axis II Personality Disorders (SCID II) diagnoses. Unlike fully structured clinical interviews that may be administered by lay interviewers (e.g. the Diagnostic Interview Schedule) the SCID is a semistructured interview, and it must be administered by a clinician or trained mental health professional. As the most widely used instrument for assessing Axis I disorders, the SCID I has been used in thousands of research studies since its introduction in 1986. Keywords: assessment; diagnostic interview; DSM IV TR; interview