15 - Clinical Interviewing

Question 1

LEAD Standard

Answer 1

Longitudinal
Expert
All
Data

-Integrate all info from a client across all raters across all timepoints to get a more accurate estimate of LATENT CLASS (diagnostic status)

Question 2

Unstructured Interview Pros/Cons

Answer 2

Pros: building rapport
Cons: low reliability (inter-rater, test-retest), criterion variance, bias

Question 3

Structured Interview Pros/Cons

Answer 3

Pros: high reliability and validity, less bias
Cons: reduces need for knowledge, lack of rapport

Question 4

Semi-structured Interview Pros/Cons

Answer 4

Pros: provides leeway to interviewer, somewhat structured
Cons: require more training, sometimes interviewers go off the rails

Essentially balances improvements in validity with lower inter-rater reliability

Question 5

DSM Concerns

Answer 5

• Utility: do these diagnoses help clinical decision making?

- Validity: are these categories actually real?