Mini-international neuropsychiatric interview explained

The Mini-international neuropsychiatric interview (M.I.N.I.) is a short structured clinical interview which enables researchers to make diagnoses of psychiatric disorders according to DSM-IV or ICD-10.^[1] http://harmresearch.org/index.php/product/mini-international-neuropsychiatric-interview-mini-for-suicidality-disorders-studies/ The administration time of the interview is approximately 15 minutes and was designed for epidemiological studies and multicenter clinical trials.

See also

• Diagnostic classification and rating scales used in psychiatry

Notes and References

1. Sheehan DV, Lecrubier Y, Sheehan KH, Amorim P, Janavs J, Weiller E, Hergueta T, Baker R, Dunbar GC . 3 . 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 . J Clin Psychiatry . 59 . Suppl 20 . 22–33 . 1998 . 9881538.