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Diagnostic accuracy and confusability analyses: an application to the Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

S. V. Faraone ,
M. Blehar ,
J. Pepple ,
S. O. Moldin ,
J. Norton ,
J. I. Nurnberger ,
D. Malaspina ,
C. A. Kaufmann ,
T. Reich  and
C. R. Cloninger
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S. V. Faraone*
Affiliation:
Harvard Institute of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics, Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts Medical Health Center, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health and Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Brockton–West Roxbury Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brockton, MA; National Institute of Mental Health Extramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program, Bethesda and Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, MO; Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University, IN; Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY; and Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
M. Blehar
Affiliation:
Harvard Institute of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics, Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts Medical Health Center, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health and Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Brockton–West Roxbury Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brockton, MA; National Institute of Mental Health Extramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program, Bethesda and Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, MO; Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University, IN; Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY; and Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
J. Pepple
Affiliation:
Harvard Institute of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics, Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts Medical Health Center, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health and Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Brockton–West Roxbury Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brockton, MA; National Institute of Mental Health Extramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program, Bethesda and Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, MO; Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University, IN; Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY; and Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
S. O. Moldin
Affiliation:
Harvard Institute of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics, Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts Medical Health Center, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health and Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Brockton–West Roxbury Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brockton, MA; National Institute of Mental Health Extramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program, Bethesda and Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, MO; Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University, IN; Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY; and Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
J. Norton
Affiliation:
Harvard Institute of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics, Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts Medical Health Center, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health and Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Brockton–West Roxbury Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brockton, MA; National Institute of Mental Health Extramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program, Bethesda and Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, MO; Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University, IN; Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY; and Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
J. I. Nurnberger
Affiliation:
Harvard Institute of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics, Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts Medical Health Center, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health and Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Brockton–West Roxbury Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brockton, MA; National Institute of Mental Health Extramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program, Bethesda and Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, MO; Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University, IN; Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY; and Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
D. Malaspina
Affiliation:
Harvard Institute of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics, Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts Medical Health Center, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health and Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Brockton–West Roxbury Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brockton, MA; National Institute of Mental Health Extramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program, Bethesda and Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, MO; Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University, IN; Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY; and Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
C. A. Kaufmann
Affiliation:
Harvard Institute of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics, Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts Medical Health Center, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health and Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Brockton–West Roxbury Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brockton, MA; National Institute of Mental Health Extramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program, Bethesda and Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, MO; Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University, IN; Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY; and Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
T. Reich
Affiliation:
Harvard Institute of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics, Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts Medical Health Center, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health and Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Brockton–West Roxbury Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brockton, MA; National Institute of Mental Health Extramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program, Bethesda and Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, MO; Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University, IN; Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY; and Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
C. R. Cloninger
Affiliation:
Harvard Institute of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics, Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts Medical Health Center, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health and Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Brockton–West Roxbury Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brockton, MA; National Institute of Mental Health Extramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program, Bethesda and Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, MO; Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University, IN; Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY; and Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
J. R. DePaulo
Affiliation:
Harvard Institute of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics, Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts Medical Health Center, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health and Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Brockton–West Roxbury Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brockton, MA; National Institute of Mental Health Extramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program, Bethesda and Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, MO; Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University, IN; Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY; and Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
K. Berg
Affiliation:
Harvard Institute of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics, Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts Medical Health Center, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health and Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Brockton–West Roxbury Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brockton, MA; National Institute of Mental Health Extramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program, Bethesda and Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, MO; Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University, IN; Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY; and Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
E. S. Gershon
Affiliation:
Harvard Institute of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics, Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts Medical Health Center, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health and Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Brockton–West Roxbury Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brockton, MA; National Institute of Mental Health Extramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program, Bethesda and Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, MO; Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University, IN; Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY; and Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
D. G. Kirch
Affiliation:
Harvard Institute of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics, Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts Medical Health Center, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health and Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Brockton–West Roxbury Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brockton, MA; National Institute of Mental Health Extramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program, Bethesda and Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, MO; Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University, IN; Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY; and Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
M. T. Tsuang
Affiliation:
Harvard Institute of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics, Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts Medical Health Center, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health and Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Brockton–West Roxbury Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brockton, MA; National Institute of Mental Health Extramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program, Bethesda and Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, MO; Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University, IN; Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY; and Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
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1Address for correspondence: Dr Stephen V. Faraone, Psychiatry Service (116A), Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 940 Belmont Street, Brockton, MA 02401, USA.
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Synopsis

The dominant, contemporary paradigm for developing and refining diagnoses relies heavily on assessing reliability with kappa coefficients and virtually ignores a core component of psychometric practice: the theory of latent structures. This article describes a psychometric approach to psychiatric nosology that emphasizes the diagnostic accuracy and confusability of diagnostic categories. We apply these methods to the Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies (DIGS), a structured psychiatric interview designed by the NIMH Genetics Initiative for genetic studies of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Our results show that sensitivity and specificity were excellent for both DSM-III-R and RDC diagnoses of major depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. In contrast, diagnostic accuracy was substantially lower for subtypes of schizoaffective disorder – especially for the DSM-III-R definitions. Both the bipolar and depressed subtypes of DSM-III-R schizoaffective disorder had excellent specificity but poor sensitivity. The RDC definitions also had excellent specificity but were more sensitive than the DSM-III-R schizoaffective diagnoses. The source of low sensitivity for schizoaffective subtypes differed for the two diagnostic systems. For RDC criteria, the schizoaffective subtypes were frequently confused with one another; they were less frequently confused with other diagnoses. In contrast, the DSM-III-R subtypes were often confused with schizophrenia, but not with each other.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , March 1996 , pp. 401 - 410
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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