Diagnosis and Clinical Measurement in Psychiatry: A Reference Manual for SCAN

by Edited by J. K. Wing , N. Sartorius , T. B. Üstün

• ISBN13: 9780521434775
• ISBN10: 0521434777
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-01-13
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

In order to help people with a mental illness it is important to be able to understand and measure the severity of the experiences that they find distressing and disabling and which can affect their behaviour. SCAN is a form of interview, found acceptable to patients, which provides a detailed and accurate picture of 'mental state'. When analysed by computer it provides a diagnosis that is comparable wherever the system is used. The 9th edition of the Present State Examination (PSE-9) was published in 1974 and served to link the two main approaches to the description and classification of psychological problems. PSE-10/SCAN builds on the experience of extensive tests using PSE-9. It retains the main features of PSE-9 and links together the two international classification systems, ICD-10 and DSM-IV. This reference manual is a companion to the SCAN interview schedule and software. It describes the rationale and development of the system and provides a valuable introduction to its uses.

Table of Contents

List of authors and SCAN Advisory Committee	viii	(3)
Preface	xi	(2)
Acknowledgements	xiii
1 Measurement and classification in psychiatry	1	(11)
J. K. Wing
N. Sartorius
T. B. Ustun
2 The PSE tradition and its continuation in SCAN	12	(13)
J. K. Wing
3 Aims and structure of SCAN	25	(11)
J. K. Wing
4 The SCAN Glossary and principles of the interview	36	(8)
J. K. Wing
5 SCAN translation	44	(14)
N. Sartorius
6 Technical procedures	58	(10)
T. B. Ustun
W. M. Compton III
7 Training in the use of SCAN	68	(18)
T. B. Ustun
G. L. Harrison
S. Chatterji
8 International field trials: SCAN-0	86	(24)
J. K. Wing
N. Sartorius
G. Der
9 SCAN-1: Algorithms and CAPSE-1	110	(6)
G. Der
G. Glover
T. S. Brugha
J. K. Wing
10 Development of SCAN-2.1	116	(12)
T. S. Brugha
11 Computerisation of SCAN-2.1: CAPSE-2	128	(11)
A. Y. Tien
S. Chatterji
T. B. Ustun
12 Clinical, educational and scientific uses	139	(8)
J. K. Wing
N. Sartorius
T. B. Ustun
Subject index	147