Abstract
Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies (DIGS) is a modern structured interview schedule that has been in use since 1994. Main purpose of the DIGS is to record information regarding to a subject's functioning and psychopathology and it was specifically designed for psychiatric genetic studies. The DIGS is also suitable for making diagnosis, evaluation of comorbidity and other researches. It contents items and sections and has a semi-structured design that gives interviewers the freedom needed to extract the best in formation possible. The validity of a Croatian version of the DIGS was investigated. The original English version was initially translated into Croatian. The Croatian version was then back-translated and compared with the original. In this paper we will describe each item that DIGS contents as well as the use of this diagnostic instrument.
MeSH terms
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Anxiety Disorders / diagnosis
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Anxiety Disorders / genetics
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Anxiety Disorders / psychology
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Comorbidity
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Cross-Cultural Comparison*
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Feeding and Eating Disorders / diagnosis
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Feeding and Eating Disorders / genetics
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Feeding and Eating Disorders / psychology
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Genetic Predisposition to Disease / genetics
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Genotype
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Humans
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Interview, Psychological*
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Mental Disorders / diagnosis*
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Mental Disorders / genetics*
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Mental Disorders / psychology
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Mood Disorders / diagnosis
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Mood Disorders / genetics
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Mood Disorders / psychology
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Phenotype
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Psychometrics
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Psychopathology
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Psychotic Disorders / diagnosis
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Psychotic Disorders / genetics
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Psychotic Disorders / psychology
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Somatoform Disorders / diagnosis
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Somatoform Disorders / genetics
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Somatoform Disorders / psychology
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Substance-Related Disorders / diagnosis
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Substance-Related Disorders / genetics
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Substance-Related Disorders / psychology
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Translating