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title: Can a structured clinical interview reliably diagnose PMDD? | Niyora
description: Yes. A structured interview called SCID-PMDD reliably diagnosed PMDD, with different doctors agreeing on the diagnosis 96% of the time (kappa = 0.96).
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/diagnosing-premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder-the-reliability-of-a-structured-2011/
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# Can a structured clinical interview reliably diagnose PMDD?

Yes. A structured interview called SCID-PMDD reliably diagnosed PMDD, with different doctors agreeing on the diagnosis 96% of the time (kappa = 0.96).

 Moderate study design

96 people across the full range of premenstrual problems

## What they did

Researchers tested a structured clinical interview (SCID-PMDD) with 96 people who had a range of premenstrual problems, to see if different doctors would agree on the diagnosis.

## What they found

All individual items in the interview had high agreement between doctors. The overall reliability of the PMDD diagnosis was very high (kappa = 0.96).

## What it means for you

The SCID-PMDD is a reliable, sensitive tool for diagnosing PMDD. The study was limited to one interview method, and the sample size was moderate.

96

participants

0.96

reliability score (kappa)

## About the study

Original title Diagnosing premenstrual dysphoric disorder: the reliability of a structured clinical interview Authors Accortt EE, Bismark A, Schneider TR et al. Journal Archives of women's mental health Year 2011 Study design Review What was tested Structured Clinical Interview for PMDD (SCID-PMDD) Read the paper [doi.org/10.1007/s00737-011-0209-3](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-011-0209-3)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)

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