TY  - JOUR
T1  - COmparative evaluation of research diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia
AU  - Overall JE, Hollister LE
Y1  - 1979/10/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpsyc.1979.01780110052006
JO  - Archives of General Psychiatry
SP  - 1198
EP  - 1205
VL  - 36
IS  - 11
N2  - • Criteria for establishing a diagnosis of schizophrenia have been proposed by several different authors. This study compared six different research diagnostic criteria (RDC) in a series of 166 patients who received a clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia in a multicenter study. The alternative criteria differed in the proportion of clinical diagnoses that were confirmed, with the Washington University (Feighner) criteria accepting only 26%. The criteria also disagreed concerning which particular patients qualified for the diagnosis. The Washington University and New York RDC disagreed 50% of the time, and some other disagreement rates were even higher. More evaluative research is needed before arbitrary criteria are permitted to redefine the concept of schizophrenia.
SN  - 0003-990X
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1979.01780110052006
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1979.01780110052006
ER  -