Table 1.
Summary items used in the independent assessment of clinical versus healthy status
| Number and type of items* | Areas assessed | Source of items |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Trigger items (yes, no) 8 Follow-up | Current or lifetime diagnosis of psychiatric and psychological disorder If yes, the nature of the disorder, whether it is current, what the previous history is, duration, and treatment | Mental status examination (Trzepacz and Baker 1993) |
| 12 items | Current Axis 1 criteria for common mental disorders, focused on depressive and anxiety disorders | Somatic and Psychological Health Report Questionnaire (SPHERE-12) screening tool (Hickie et al. 2001) |
| 2 Trigger items (yes, no) 8 Follow-up | Current or lifetime diagnosis of neurological disorder If yes, the nature of the disorder, whether it is current, what the previous history is, duration, and treatment | Mental status examination |
| 1 Trigger item (yes, no) 5 Follow-up | Experience of learning disorder/dyslexia If yes, extent of disruption at school, and whether or not dyslexia diagnosis was given | Mental status examination |
| 3 Trigger items (yes, no) 16 Follow-up | Sleep impairment (past month) If yes, extent of impairment and criteria for sleep apnea | Mental status examination Maislin Sleep Apnea Index (Maislin et al. 1995) |
| 1 Trigger item (yes, no) 7 Follow-up | Regular disordered eating If yes, items to cover criteria for anorexia and bulimia nervosa | Mental status examination Patient Health Questionnaire (Spitzer et al. 1999) |
| 3 Trigger items (yes, no) 21 Follow-up | Regular use of alcohol or other recreational drugs of dependence and current medication If yes, AUDIT to assess alcohol dependence, Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence and WHO criteria for drug dependence for marijuana and other major categories of illicit drugs | Mental status examination AUDIT (Bush et al. 1998) Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (Heatherton et al. 1991) |
| 1 Trigger item (yes, no) 30 Follow-up | Psychological trauma If yes, items for DSM–IV criterion A stressors for PTSD | Mental status examination DSM–IV items for criterion A stressors (Breslau and Kessler 2001) |
| 1 Trigger item (yes, no) 3 Follow-up | Major surgery to brain or spine If yes, nature of surgery | Mental status examination |
| 1 Trigger item (yes, no) 7 Follow-up | Physical trauma If yes, nature of physical injury causing substantive loss of consciousness | Mental status examination |
| 1 Trigger item (yes, no) 12 Follow-up | Current medication If yes, type, reason, dose, frequency for up to three medications | Mental status examination |
*
These items are implemented in web questionnaire called “WebQ”.