Maximum Likelihood Estimates of the Accuracy of Four Diagnostic Techniques

This study examined the sensitivities and specificities of four diagnostic techniques used in psychiatry; the clinical interview, the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS), the Psychiatric Diagnostic Interview (PDI), and the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI). Subjects consisted of 207 patients drawn from in- and out-patient units, and 32 people from a correctional institution. A maximum likelihood estimation approach was used to …