«These findings signal a need for improved diagnostics, particularly in the areas of genetic testing,
standardized diagnostic criteria, as well as improved clinical training,» he adds.
Standardized diagnostic criteria don't yet exist.
Not exact matches
Clinicians should assess for depressive symptoms based on
diagnostic criteria established in the DSM - IV or ICD 10 and should use
standardized depression tools to aid in the assessment.
Participants, none of whom met the
diagnostic criteria for eating disorders at the start of the study, were assessed for disordered eating behaviors through
standardized clinical interviews in which experiences of sense of loss of control were self - reported.
At least two clinicians interviewed the patients, using a semistructured
standardized interview, to ensure that they met the
Diagnostic Statistical Manual IV diagnostic criteria for marijuana abuse or d
Diagnostic Statistical Manual IV
diagnostic criteria for marijuana abuse or d
diagnostic criteria for marijuana abuse or dependence.
This includes
diagnostic tests, construction of classroom tests, observation techniques, and performance measures; norm - and
criterion - referenced assessment; uses of
standardized tests; and the current issues and controversies surrounding classroom assessment.
Study Selection
Criteria for studies for the meta - analyses included published data on the association between 5 - HTTLPR genotype (SS, SL, or LL), number of stressful life events (0, 1, 2, ≥ 3) or equivalent, and a categorical measure of depression defined by the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition) or the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD - 10) or use of a cut point to define depression from
standardized rating scales.
Few of these studies, however, used the contemporary
diagnostic criteria for depression or
standardized outcome measures.