Publications [#255893] of Linda K. George

Papers Published

1. Boyd, JH; Burke, JD; Gruenberg, E; Holzer, CE; Rae, DS; George, LK; Karno, M; Stoltzman, R; McEvoy, L; Nestadt, G (1984). Exclusion criteria of DSM-III. A study of co-occurrence of hierarchy-free syndromes.. Archives of general psychiatry, 41(10), 983-989. [Gateway.cgi], [doi]
   (last updated on 2024/04/24)

   Abstract:
   The diagnostic criteria of the third edition of the DSM-III often state that one diagnosis cannot be made if it is "due to" another disorder. Using data from the National Institute of Mental Health Diagnostic Interview Schedule, with a sample of 11,519 subjects from a community population, we found that if two disorders were related to each other according to the DSM-III exclusion criteria, then the presence of a dominant disorder greatly increased the odds of having the excluded disorder. We also found that disorders, which DSM-III says are related to each other, were more strongly associated than disorders, which DSM-III says are unrelated. However, we also found there was a general tendency toward co-occurrence, so that the presence of any disorder increased the odds of having almost any other disorder, even if DSM-III does not list it as a related disorder. We concluded that empirical studies are needed to study the assumptions underlying the use of a diagnostic hierarchy.