What is the SCIP?
1. Definition: The SCIP is a new reliable and valid semi-structured diagnostic interview for adult psychiatric disorders. The SCIP produces diagnoses compatible with the Diagnostic and Statistical manual (DSM) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD) criteria. The SCIP is the only tool that includes 18 reliable and validated rating scales for the following domains: generalized anxiety, obsessions, compulsions, posttraumatic stress, depression, mania, delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thoughts, aggression, negative symptoms, alcohol use, drug use, attention deficit, hyperactivity, anorexia, binge-eating, and bulimia. The SCIP was tested in in an international multisite study in three countries (USA, Canada and Egypt) between 2000 and 2016. The total sample size, including all sites, was 1,044 subjects, making the SCIP project the largest validity and reliability study of a diagnostic interview in psychiatry (see references).
