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The present state examination: Its use without formal training in a population survey

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As part of a sample survey of a general population, the Present State Examination was carried out on 157 subjects by four interviewers — two psychiatrists and two clinical psychologists — who had not received formal training from the authors of the instrument. It is shown that there were no significant differences in the results obtained by different interviewers.

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  1. NH and MRC Social Psychiatry Research Unit, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

    P. Duncan-Jones & S. Henderson

  2. Department of Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

    D. G. Byrne

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Duncan-Jones, P., Henderson, S. & Byrne, D.G. The present state examination: Its use without formal training in a population survey. Soc Psychiatry 15, 91–93 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00578073

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