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KMID : 1143820060020010050
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Anxiety and Mood
2006 Volume.2 No. 1 p.50 ~ p.55
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Validity of Korean Version of the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview
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Youu Sang-Woo
Kim Young-Sin
Noh Joo-Sun
Oh Kang-Seob
Kim Chan-Hyung
Namkoong Kee
Chae Jeong-Ho
Lee Ki-Chul
Jeon Seong-Ill
Min Kyung-Jun
Oh Dong-Jae
Joo Eun-Jeong
Park Hyun-Ju
Choi Young-Hee
Kim Se-Joo
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Abstract
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Objectives : In the psychiatry, structured interview is very important tool to be used in epidemiological or psychopharmacological studies. However, investigators often find that the administration of comprehensive diagnostic interviews is time-consuming and expensive to be used in clinical or research settings. Considering these points, Sheehan and his colleagues developed MINI (Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview) to meet the need for a brief, reliable, and valid structured diagnostic interview for psychiatric disorders. The MINI has been translated into many languages and used in many countries. Therefore, we translated the MINI into Korean and determined its validity in this study.
Methods : Twohundred seventy patients and normal subjects participated in the validation of the MINI versus an expert’s professional opinion. Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, mood disorders including major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders including panic and other phobic disorders, and alcohol dependence were included in this study. The validity was obtained by examination whether MINI based diagnoses were compatible with diagnoses by expert psychiatrists.
Results : The range of Kappa values was 0.22 (somatoform disorder) to 0.93 (bipolar disorder - past). Overall agreement between MINI and expert’s diagnoses were good. The Kappa values for anxiety disorders seemed to be higher than those for other disorders.
Conclusion : The MINI Korean version has the good validity. It also has potential applications as a diagnostic tool for psychiatric disorders.
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KEYWORD
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MINI, Structured interview, Validity, Diagnostic tool
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