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- Title
PW01-133 - Italian validation of AMDP-system: prelyminary results
- Authors
Mazzi, F.; Grandi, S.; Ferrari, S.; Pingani, L.; Rigatelli, M.
- Abstract
Introduction: The AMDP -system (Arbeitsgemenschaft fur Methodic und Dokumentation in der Psychiatrie) consist of a psychopathology scale (100+15 items) and of a somatic scale (40+7 items), It is widely used in the German-speaking and French-speaking countries. Objective: To describe the development and italian validation of the (AMDP), designed to assess psychopathology in psychiatric patients. Method: Diagnosis of 125 patients were assessed according to DSM-IV using SCID (Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-IV) and AMDP. To assess sensitivity to change, 24 patients were involved in a 4-week rehabilitation program and then reassessed at the end of 4 weeks. To evaluate inter-rater reliability, all patients were assessed by two clinicians in a joint rater session. Results: All AMDP-subscales showed significant improvement after 4-week rehabilitation program (P< 0.05). Inter-rater eliability was substantial (intraclass correlation coefficient, ICC > 0.70) in all subscales of AMDP. Conclusions: The AMDP is a valid, reliable instrument to evaluate severity and treatment response in psychiatry. Given its simplicity, and clinical validity, AMDP is appropriate for use in observational studies and routine clinical practice.
- Subjects
ITALY; PATHOLOGICAL psychology; STRUCTURED Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Dissociative Disorders; SENSITIVITY (Personality trait); PSYCHOTHERAPY patients; RELIABILITY (Personality trait); CHANGE (Psychology)
- Publication
European Psychiatry, 2010, Vol 25, p1549
- ISSN
0924-9338
- Publication type
Abstract
- DOI
10.1016/S0924-9338(10)71532-7