TY - JOUR
T1 - A new, semi-structured psychiatric interview for use in genetic linkage studies
T2 - A report on the reliability of the SSAGA
AU - Bucholz, K. K.
AU - Cadoret, R.
AU - Cloninger, C. R.
AU - Dinwiddie, S. H.
AU - Hesselbrock, V. M.
AU - Nurnberger, J. I.
AU - Reich, T.
AU - Schmidt, I.
AU - Schuckit, M. A.
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - Within- and cross-center test-retest studies were conducted to study the reliability of a new, semistructured, comprehensive, polydiagnostic psychiatric interview being used in a multisite genetic linkage study of alcoholism. Findings from both studies indicated that reliability for the Semi-Structured Assessment for the Genetics of Alcoholism (SSAGA) was high for DSM-III-R substance dependence disorders, but less so for substance abuse disorders. Reliability of depression was good in both studies, but mixed for antisocial personality disorder (ASP). Findings are presented in terms of specific substance dependence and abuse diagnoses, as well as for depression and ASP. Criterion-specific reliabilities are examined by type of substance used. Although SSAGA was designed to provide for broad phenotyping of alcoholism, review of its new features suggests its suitability for a variety of family studies, not just those focusing on substance abuse.
AB - Within- and cross-center test-retest studies were conducted to study the reliability of a new, semistructured, comprehensive, polydiagnostic psychiatric interview being used in a multisite genetic linkage study of alcoholism. Findings from both studies indicated that reliability for the Semi-Structured Assessment for the Genetics of Alcoholism (SSAGA) was high for DSM-III-R substance dependence disorders, but less so for substance abuse disorders. Reliability of depression was good in both studies, but mixed for antisocial personality disorder (ASP). Findings are presented in terms of specific substance dependence and abuse diagnoses, as well as for depression and ASP. Criterion-specific reliabilities are examined by type of substance used. Although SSAGA was designed to provide for broad phenotyping of alcoholism, review of its new features suggests its suitability for a variety of family studies, not just those focusing on substance abuse.
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U2 - 10.15288/jsa.1994.55.149
DO - 10.15288/jsa.1994.55.149
M3 - Article
C2 - 8189735
AN - SCOPUS:0028202443
VL - 55
SP - 149
EP - 158
JO - Journal of Studies on Alcohol
JF - Journal of Studies on Alcohol
SN - 0096-882X
IS - 2
ER -