Personality assessment
Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Personality Disorders (SCID-5-PD)
Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Personality Disorders (SCID-5-PD) — administration and scoring reference.
Reference information · Official-form reference
- Last content update
- 2026-10-26
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- Coverage
- Official-form reference
| Field | Instrument context |
|---|---|
| Version | SCID-5-PD; clinician personality-disorder interview |
| Respondent | Trained clinician |
| Purpose | Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Personality Disorders (SCID-5-PD) — administration and scoring reference. |
Administration
Use the licensed personality-disorder interview with trained clinical probing and appropriate longitudinal history.
Scoring method
Structured criterion-based interview; no generic personality total.
Interpretation & limitations
- Evaluate each criterion and its pervasiveness, persistence and functional effect through clinical judgment.
- Interpret the findings alongside the clinical interview, functioning, history and relevant physical assessment.
- The screening questionnaire is not the diagnostic interview. No generic personality total or autonomous diagnosis is produced.
- Use the original instrument and manual for item wording, rating anchors, missing-data rules and any normative conversions. This reference does not establish a diagnosis or select treatment.