Table of Contents

Introduction. History of the SCID. Versions of the SCID. SCID-CV diagnostic coverage and time frame. Basic features of the SCID-5-CV. Administration of the SCID. SCID conventions and usage. SCID dos and don'ts. Differentiating general medical and substance/medication etiologies from primary disorders. Special instructions for individual modules. SCID-CV diagnostic summary score sheet. Overview. Module A: Evaluation of mood episodes and persistent depressive disorder. Module B: Psychotic and associated symptoms. Module C: Differential diagnosis of psychotic disorders (c.1-c.30). Module D: Differential diagnosis of mood disorders. Module E: Substance use disorders. Module F: anxiety disorders. Module G: obsessive-compulsive and related disorders and PTSD. Module H: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Module I: screening for other disorders. Module J: adjustment disorder. Training. Psychometric issues. References. Appendix A: DSM-5 criteria for screened disorders in module i. Appendix B: training materials. Homework cases.

About the Author

Michael B. First M.D., is a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University and a Research Psychiatrist at the Division of Clinical Phenomenology at the New York State Psychiatric Institute.

Janet B.W. Williams, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita of Clinical Psychiatric Social Work (in Psychiatry and Neurology), Columbia University and Senior Vice President of Global Science, at MedAvante, Inc.

Rhonda S. Karg, Ph.D., Research Psychologist, Division of Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Research, RTI International, Durham, North Carolina

Robert L. Spitzer, M.D., is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Columbia University.