DOLPHIN DISC--A PSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW ON CD ROM

第二阶段的总体目标是完成开发和测试 海豚光盘的准确性、可靠性、有效性和可接受性- 罗姆在120名门诊转诊青少年的样本中。这是一台Windows-95 基于计算机程序，旨在管理NIMH光盘，这是一种高度 结构化、模块化诊断评估工具。该计算机程序 将能够自动进行DSM-IV诊断。使用现场测试 诊断算法。Dolphin Disk CD-ROM将生成打印的 儿童在90年代末的精神症状和诊断报告- 分钟诊断性访谈，可自行管理或由 人类采访者。这将是一个新颖而独特的多媒体产品。 利用计算机进行高质量的自然语音录音 图形，这可能会让青少年可靠而准确地完成 一次全面的诊断性面试，不需要面试官。 Dolphin Disk CD-ROM应在临床和医疗领域得到广泛应用 社区环境，并将为精神病患者提供额外的福利 研究。第二阶段项目将把剩余的光盘电脑化 添加到光盘CD-ROM的诊断模块，还包括以下问题 家长和青少年面谈以及供使用的特定界面 采访者。 建议的商业应用： 这种多媒体产品有可能被广大消费者购买。 需要评估儿童和青少年的所有服务的比例 以较低的成本准确地解决情绪或行为问题。这个 计划成本不到竞争产品价格的50%， 更多功能。

The overall aim during Phase II is to complete development and test the accuracy, reliability, validity, and acceptability of the Dolphin DISC CD- ROM in a sample of 120 clinic referred adolescents. This is a Windows-95 based computer program designed to administer The NIMH-DISC, a highly structured modular diagnostic assessment instrument. The computer program will be able to make DSM-IV diagnoses automatically.using field-tested diagnostic algorithms. The Dolphin DISC CD-ROM will generate a printed report of a child's psychiatric symptoms and diagnoses at the end of a 90- minute diagnostic interview that can be self-administered or given by a human interviewer. This will be a novel and unique multimedia product employing high quality recordings of natural speech with computer graphics, which may allow adolescents to reliably and accurately complete a comprehensive diagnostic interview without the need for an interviewer. The Dolphin DISC CD-ROM should enjoy a wide application in clinical and community settings and will have additional benefits for psychiatric research. The Phase II project will computerize The remaining DISC diagnostic modules added to The DISC CD-ROM, also including questions for The Parent and YouTh interviews as well as a specific interface for use by interviewers. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: This multimedia product has the potential to be purchased by a large proportion of all services that need to assess children and adolescents with emotional or behavioral problems accurately and at a low cost. The program costs less then 50% of the price of competing products with vastly more functionality.