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Table 1 Checklist items with respective means, standard deviations and item-scale correlations (N = 30)

From: Development of a checklist for evaluating psychiatric reports

 

Item

Max

Mean

Standard deviation

Item-scale correlation

Chief complaint

 

4

3.27

1.03

0.119

 

Admission procedures

1

0.83

0.38

0.326

Current complaints

3

2.43

0.86

0.080

Substance abuse

 

3

2.50

0.96

0.322

 

Consumed substances

1

0.90

0.31

0.582

Consumed quantity

1

0.77

0.43

0.431

Duration of addiction

1

0.83

0.38

0.386

Biography

 

3

2.33

0.96

0.586

 

Family status

1

0.80

0.41

0.562

Profession

1

0.83

0.38

0.533

Education

1

0.70

0.47

0.445

Past psychiatric history

 

3

2.27

0.94

0.642

 

Frequency of episodes

1

0.70

0.47

0.121

Different diagnosis (if necessary)

1

0.70

0.47

0.218

Duration of disease (since when?)

1

0.87

0.35

0.178

Family history

Family history

1

0.77

0.43

0.134

Past medical history

Comorbidities

1

0.83

0.38

0.242

Mental State Examination

 

25

19.63

4.84

0.725

 

Orientation

2

1.77

0.43

0.165

Interaction

1

0.87

0.35

0.217

Attention/concentration

1

0.87

0.35

0.296

Sleep

1

0.73

0.45

0.037

Appearance

1

0.50

0.51

0.243

Memory

1

0.73

0.45

0.411

Thought process

2

1.60

0.72

0.211

Fears

1

0.67

0.48

0.650

Compulsions

1

0.53

0.51

0.368

Delusion

2

1.83

0.46

0.130

Perceptual disturbances

2

1.73

0.64

0.414

Self-disorders

2

1.53

0.82

0.321

Affect

2

1.67

0.61

0.578

Psychomotor activity

1

0.90

0.31

0.357

Suicidality

2

1.87

0.43

0.257

Endangerment to self

1

0.73

0.45

0.473

Endangerment to others

1

0.63

0.49

0.348

Illness insight

1

0.70

0.47

0.346

Diagnosis

 

5

3.43

1.33

0.554

 

Correct diagnosis

3

2.60

0.81

0.641

Explained why making this diagnosis

2

0.87

0.86

0.320

Impression

 

5

3.03

1.67

0.526

 

Confirmability of statements

1

0.70

0.47

0.445

Structure

2

1.30

0.92

0.548

Coherence (at rater’s discretion)

2

1.03

0.72

0.796