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Does method matter? Assessing the validity and clinical utility of structured diagnostic interviews among a clinical sample of first-admitted patients with psychosis: A replication study
Kvig, Erling Inge; Nilssen, Steinar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-03)Introduction: Increasingly, diagnostic assessments in clinical practice are made using structured diagnostic interviews or self-rating scales imported into clinical practice from research studies and big-scale surveys. Although structured diagnostic interviews have been shown to be highly reliable in research, the use of such method in clinical contexts are more questionable. In fact the validity ... -
Geographical accessibility and duration of untreated psychosis: Distance as a determinant of treatment delay
Kvig, Erling Inge; Brinchmann, Beate; Moe, Cathrine Fredriksen; Nilssen, Steinar; Larsen, Tor Ketil; Sørgaard, Knut W. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-05-10)Background: The duration of untreated psychosis is determined by both patient and service related factors. Few studies have considered the geographical accessibility of services in relation to treatment delay in early psychosis. To address this, we investigated whether treatment delay is co-determined by straight-line distance to hospital based specialist services in a mainly rural mental health ...