Comprehensive evaluation of current and past mental health in women
Endicott, J.
Psychopharmacology Bulletin 34(3): 283-287
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0048-5764 PMID: 9803755 Document Number: 496366
Ideally, studies of women's mental health would include a core date Set that would be comparable across studies. There is general agreement that this data set should include a characterization of the clinical features of all current conditions and of past mental disorders and syndromes. The family history of mental disorders is also needed. Unfortunately, none of the currently available procedures covers all of the agreed on areas of interest, but with some supplementation, many are available to help approximate such a core data set. Greater content specificity is needed before efforts to develop new or modified procedures can be focused on such an effort.