Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 69-73, January 2002

Measuring Mood Spectrum: Comparison of interview (SCI-MOODS) and self-report (MOODS-SR) instruments☆

From the Department of Psychiatry, Neurobiology, Pharmacology, Biotechnology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy; Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA; University of California, San Diego, CA; Columbia University, New York, NY; and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY.

Abstract 

Spectrum phenomena include, in addition to the typical DSM core symptoms, isolated or atypical symptoms, often of low severity, as well as trait-like behavioral features that arise as a result of coping with the psychopathology. We have demonstrated the psychometric properties of five Structured Clinical Interviews for the assessment of specific mood and anxiety spectrum conditions, including the Structured Clinical Interview for Mood Spectrum (SCI-MOODS). The present report describes the reliability of the self-report version (MOODS-SR) of the SCI-MOODS in a sample of 21 patients with a mood disorder and 20 control subjects. Agreement between the self-report and the interview formats was substantial. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) ranged from 0.88 to 0.97. Our findings provide support for the reliability of the MOODS-SR questionnaire.

No full text is available. To read the body of this article, please view the PDF online.

To access this article, please choose from the options below

Login to an existing account or Register a new account.

  • Purchase this article for 31.50 USD (You must login/register to purchase this article)

    Online access for 24 hours. The PDF version can be downloaded as your permanent record.

  • Subscribe to this title

    Get unlimited online access to this article and all other articles in this title 24/7 for one year.

  • Claim access now

    For current subscribers with Society Membership or Account Number.

  • Visit SciVerse ScienceDirect to see if you have access via your institution.
 

☆ Supported in part by National Institute of Mental Health Grants No. MH-29618 and MH-30915.

PII: S0010-440X(02)19158-9

doi:10.1053/comp.2002.29852

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 69-73, January 2002

Article Tools