Journal article
Clinical and Methodological Factors Related to Reliability of the Best-Estimate Diagnostic Procedure
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The reliability and accuracy of the best-estimate diagnostic procedure were examined, and factors associated with reliability were determined.
METHOD: The subjects were 134 members of large multigenerational pedigrees densely affected by bipolar disorders or schizophrenia. Three best-estimate diagnoses were derived: first, by a research psychiatrist and research assistant unblind to the relatives' diagnoses; second, by two blind …
Authors
Roy MA; Lanctôt G; Mérette C; Cliche D; Fournier JP; Boutin P; Rodrigue C; Charron L; Turgeon M; Hamel M
Journal
American Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 154, No. 12, pp. 1726–1733
Publisher
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Publication Date
12 1997
DOI
10.1176/ajp.154.12.1726
ISSN
0002-953X
Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultBipolar DisorderEpidemiologic Research DesignFalse Positive ReactionsFamilyFemaleGenetic LinkageHumansMaleMedical RecordsMental DisordersMiddle AgedPedigreePrevalencePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychotic DisordersReproducibility of ResultsResearch DesignSchizophreniaSensitivity and Specificity