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 准确性、可靠性、有效性和可接受性的海豚光盘- ROM在120个诊所转介青少年的样本。 这是Windows-95 基于计算机程序，旨在管理NIMH-DISC，一个高度 结构化模块化诊断评估工具。 的计算机程序 将能够自动进行DSM-IV诊断。使用现场测试 诊断算法 海豚光盘将生成打印的 报告一个孩子的精神症状和诊断结束时，90- 一分钟的诊断面试，可以自我管理或由一个 人类面试官 这将是一个新颖独特的多媒体产品 使用计算机对自然语音进行高质量录音 图形，可以让青少年可靠和准确地完成 一个全面的诊断面试，而不需要面试官。 海豚光盘在临床上有广泛的应用前景， 社区环境，并将有额外的好处，精神病 research. 第二阶段项目将计算剩余的DISC DISC CD-ROM中添加的诊断模块，还包括以下问题 家长和青少年访谈以及一个特定的界面，供 采访者。 拟定商业应用： 这种多媒体产品有可能被大量的 需要对儿童和青少年进行评估的所有服务的比例 情绪或行为问题的准确和低成本。的 计划成本低于竞争产品价格的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.