The Mini-SIPS: development of a brief clinical structured interview guide to diagnosing DSM-5 Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome and training outcomes

Scott W Woods; Cole Lympus; Thomas H McGlashan; Barbara C Walsh; Tyrone D Cannon

doi:10.1186/s12888-022-04406-z

The Mini-SIPS: development of a brief clinical structured interview guide to diagnosing DSM-5 Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome and training outcomes

BMC Psychiatry. 2022 Dec 13;22(1):784. doi: 10.1186/s12888-022-04406-z.

Authors

Scott W Woods¹, Cole Lympus², Thomas H McGlashan³, Barbara C Walsh³, Tyrone D Cannon^{3

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. scott.woods@yale.edu.
² Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
³ Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.

Abstract

Objective: The Mini-SIPS, a condensed version of the Structured Interview for Psychosis-Risk Syndromes (SIPS), is intended to efficiently identify for clinicians the minimum information needed to support a DSM-5 Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome (APS) diagnosis.

Methods: The instrument and the DSM-5 criteria are accessible through the online training program.

Results: Most individuals (67.5%) in the first 212 to complete the training program indicated an intended use of the Mini-SIPS exclusively for clinical purposes. Performance on the post-training quiz was excellent for those with and without prior training in structured diagnostic interviewing.

Conclusion: The Mini-SIPS, and accompanying training program, are offered as public-domain clinical resources to the mental health community.

Keywords: Clinical high risk (CHR) for psychosis; Diagnosis; Rater training; Structured interview.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Humans
Prodromal Symptoms*
Psychotic Disorders* / diagnosis
Syndrome

Grants and funding

UL1 TR001863/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States