The Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.): the development and validation of a structured diagnostic psychiatric interview for DSM-IV and ICD-10.

Authors:
  • YLY Lecrubier
    Y Lecrubier
  • KSK H Sheehan
    K H Sheehan
  • PAP Amorim
    P Amorim
  • JJJ Janavs
    J Janavs
  • EWE Weiller
    E Weiller
  • THT Hergueta
    T Hergueta
  • RBR Baker
    R Baker
  • GDG C Dunbar
    G C Dunbar
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  • 1 January 1998
    • journal article
    • research article
Abstract
The Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.) is a short structured diagnostic interview, developed jointly by psychiatrists and clinicians in the United States and Europe, for DSM-IV and ICD-10 psychiatric disorders. With an administration time of approximately 15 minutes, it was designed to meet the need for a short but accurate structured psychiatric interview for multicenter clinical trials and epidemiology studies and to be used as a first step in outcome tracking in nonresearch clinical settings. The authors describe the development of the M.I.N.I. and its family of interviews: the M.I.N.I.-Screen, the M.I.N.I.-Plus, and the M.I.N.I.-Kid. They report on validation of the M.I.N.I. in relation to the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R, Patient Version, the Composite International Diagnostic Interview, and expert professional opinion, and they comment on potential applications for this interview.