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. 2006 Mar 24;13(4):241–269. doi: 10.1002/mpr.180

The development and implementation of the National Comorbidity Survey Replication, the National Survey of American Life, and the National Latino and Asian American Survey

Beth‐Ellen Pennell 1,✉, Ashley Bowers 1, Deborah Carr 1, Stephanie Chardoul 1, Gina‐qian Cheung 1, Karl Dinkelmann 1, Nancy Gebler 1, Sue Ellen Hansen 1, Steve Pennell 1, Myriam Torres 1
PMCID: PMC6878451  PMID: 15719531

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the development and implementation of the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys (CPES): the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS‐R), the National Survey of American Life (NSAL), and the National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS). It describes the instrument development and testing phases, the development of training and other project materials, interviewer recruitment and training activities, and data collection procedures and outcomes. The last section offers recommendations for other researchers who undertake similar studies and who might benefit from the experiences learned in the development and operation of NCS‐R, NSAL and NLAAS. Copyright © 2004 Whurr Publishers Ltd.

Keywords: mental disorders, psychiatric epidemiology, Composite International Diagnostic Interview, questionnaire development, field procedures

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