SIDP-IV
Structured Interview for DSM-IV Personality (SIDP-IV)
The SIDP-IV is a structured clinical interview for the systematic assessment of personality disorders according to DSM-IV criteria. It facilitates the differential diagnosis of all the listed disorders, while providing useful clinical observation items. This tool is mainly used in research or in specialized assessment in psychopathology.
- Number of questions
- 101 questions
- Estimated duration
- 60 minutes
- Language
- English
- Original name
- Structured Interview for DSM-IV Personality
- Target audience
- Adults
- Authors
- Michael P. Pfohl, Nancy Blum, Mark Zimmerman (1997)
- Category
- Personality disorders
Scoring & interpretation
Each personality disorder criterion must be rated after the interview, on a scale generally ranging from 0 (criterion not met) to 2 (criterion clearly met). A disorder is diagnosed if the number of criteria required for that disorder according to DSM-IV is reached.
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