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Clinical: broadband and severity

Composite International Diagnostic Interview.

CIDI

What it measures
Fully structured, lay-administrable diagnostic interview for ICD and DSM mental disorders; broadband epidemiological diagnosis.
Length and format
Modular (large; varies by version and disorders assessed). fully structured interview (lay or clinician administered) (clinician-rated/interview)
Language versions
30+ languages worldwide (WHO World Mental Health survey program)
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
open with attribution

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Reference
Kessler, R. C., & Ustun, T. B. (2004). The World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative version of the WHO Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 13(2), 93-121.

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