Structured Interview for DSM-IV (R) Personality (SIDP-IV)

Updated for DSM-IV, the Structured Interview for DSM-IV
Personality (SIDP-IV) is a semi-structured interview that uses
nonpejorative questions to examine behavior and personality traits from the
patient's perspective. The SIDP-IV is organized by topic sections rather
than disorder to allow for a more natural conversational flow, a method that
gleans useful information from related interview questions and produces a
more accurate diagnosis. Designed as a follow-up to a general psychiatric
interview and chart review that assesses episodic psychiatric disorders, the
SIDP-IV helps the interviewer to more easily distinguish lifelong behavior
from temporary states that result from an episodic psychiatric disorder.
During the session, the interviewer can also refer to the specific DSM-IV
criterion associated with that question set. In the event that the clinician
decides to interview a third-party informant such as family members or close
friends, a consent form is provided at the end of the interview.

With
this useful, concise interview in hand, clinicians can move quickly from
diagnosis to treatment and begin to improve their patient's quality of life.
This is a package of 5.