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Use of a Standardized Psychiatric Interview in Mentally Handicapped Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Brian R. Ballinger ,
Jennifer Armstrong ,
Allan S. Presly  and
Andrew H. Reid
Brian R. Ballinger
Affiliation:
Dundee Psychiatric Service, Strathmartine Hospital, Dundee, Scotland
Jennifer Armstrong
Affiliation:
Cell Barnes Hospital, St. Albans, Hertfordshire
Allan S. Presly
Affiliation:
Tayside Area Clinical Psychology Department, Royal Dundee Liff Hospital, Liff by Dundee, Scotland
Andrew H. Reid
Affiliation:
Dundee Psychiatric Service, Strathmartine Hospital, Dundee, Scotland
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Summary

This study attempted to assess the applicability of the Clinical Interview Schedule (Goldberg et al., 1970) to mentally handicapped patients in a hospital. Twenty-seven patients were rated simultaneously by three raters. Of the 31 items assessed for reliability, 11 were completely satisfactory, 8 were satisfactory, 6 unsatisfactory and 6 ‘not proven’. Ratings made by all raters for overall severity of psychiatric illness correlated significantly with similar ratings made by the consultants responsible for the patients.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 127 , Issue 6 , December 1975 , pp. 540 - 544
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1975 

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