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Standardised Psychiatric Interview in Elderly Demented Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

George S. Winslow ,
Brian R. Ballinger  and
Anne M. McHarg
George S. Winslow
Affiliation:
Stratheden Hospital, Cupar, Fife
Brian R. Ballinger*
Affiliation:
Royal Dundee Liff Hospital, Liff, by Dundee
Anne M. McHarg
Affiliation:
Royal Dundee Liff Hospital, Liff, by Dundee
*
∗ Correspondence
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Abstract

Twenty patients with dementia were assessed by two raters, using the Standardised Psychiatric Interview of Goldberg et al (1970). Inter-rater reliability was good or fair for many items, but test–retest reliability and validity were less good. A single interview does not appear to provide a full picture of psychiatric (excluding cognitive) symptoms in demented patients.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 147 , Issue 5 , November 1985 , pp. 545 - 546
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Copyright © 1985 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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