Journal article
The reliability of retrospective treatment reports
Psychiatry research, Vol.9(1), pp.81-88
1983
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1781(83)90092-6
PMID: 6577484
Abstract
High levels of agreement are reported for retrospective assessment of treatment history using the Longitudinal Interval Followup Evaluation Baseline (LIFE Base), a recently developed structured psychiatric interview, in a sample of 47 subjects with a moderate to severe affective disorder. In a paired rater/observer design with interviews conducted at five different research centers, most coefficients of reliability (Kappa) were above 0.91. This is the first published reliability study of treatment data and should be encouraging to practitioners and researchers. Future research aimed at assessing the validity of treatment information obtained from patient records and clinical interviews is recommended.
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- Title: Subtitle
- The reliability of retrospective treatment reports
- Creators
- Martin B Keller - Martin B. Keller, M.D., is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Director, General Psychiatry Practice, USAPhilip W Lavori - Philip W. Lavori, Ph.D., is Lecturer in Psychiatry (Mathematical Statistics), Department of Psychiatry, Massachussetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USAPatricia McDonald-Scott - Patricia McDonald-Scott, M.A., is Research Scientist, New York State Psychiatric Institute, USAJean Endicott - Jean Endicott, Ph.D., is Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY,USANancy Andreasen - Nancy Andreasen, M.D., Ph.D., is Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USAMichele M Van Eerdewegh - Michele M. Van Eerdewegh, M.D., is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Psychiatry research, Vol.9(1), pp.81-88
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ireland Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1016/0165-1781(83)90092-6
- PMID
- 6577484
- ISSN
- 0165-1781
- eISSN
- 1872-7123
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1983
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
- Record Identifier
- 9984003905502771
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