CIDI 3.0 is described in detail elsewhere14 (link) and the modifications of CIDI 3.0 for the NCS-A are described in a companion paper.11 In brief, CIDI 3.0 is a fully-structured research diagnostic interview that is designed to be administered by a trained lay interviewer. CIDI questions for the most part have a yes-no response format. The K-SADS, in comparison, is a semi-structured research diagnostic interview that is designed to be administered by trained clinical interviewers. K-SADS questions to respondents are designed to elicit rich verbal responses that form the basis of interviewer ratings about the presence versus absence of symptoms. The standard K-SADS was modified by deleting disorders not assessed in the NCS-A, focusing on a lifetime time frame, and somewhat streamlining the initial screening section of the interview to include information about respondent endorsement of diagnostic stem questions in the earlier CIDI interview.
The disorders assessed in this version of the K-SADS included six DSM-IV anxiety disorders (panic disorder with or without agoraphobia, agoraphobia without a history of panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobia, social phobia, post-traumatic stress disorder), three mood disorders (bipolar spectrum disorder, major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder), three disruptive behavior disorders (attention/deficit-hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, oppositional-defiant disorder), and four substance use disorders (alcohol abuse with or without dependence, illicit drug abuse with or without dependence, alcohol dependence with a history of abuse, illicit drug dependence with a history of abuse). We also considered summary measures of any anxiety disorder, any mood disorder, any disruptive behavior disorder, any substance use disorder, and any disorder. All disorders in both the CIDI and K-SADS were diagnosed using DSM-IV organic exclusions and diagnostic hierarchy rules.
The disorders assessed in this version of the K-SADS included six DSM-IV anxiety disorders (panic disorder with or without agoraphobia, agoraphobia without a history of panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobia, social phobia, post-traumatic stress disorder), three mood disorders (bipolar spectrum disorder, major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder), three disruptive behavior disorders (attention/deficit-hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, oppositional-defiant disorder), and four substance use disorders (alcohol abuse with or without dependence, illicit drug abuse with or without dependence, alcohol dependence with a history of abuse, illicit drug dependence with a history of abuse). We also considered summary measures of any anxiety disorder, any mood disorder, any disruptive behavior disorder, any substance use disorder, and any disorder. All disorders in both the CIDI and K-SADS were diagnosed using DSM-IV organic exclusions and diagnostic hierarchy rules.