There is a manual for the classification of psychological disorders called DSM-4-TR. This manual is the main tool used by mental health professionals to make a diagnosis. The SCID-II is a semi-structured interview used to assess chronic adjustment disorders (personality disorders) in the axis 2 category of this manual. After this interview, it is determined whether the individual has any chronic problems in establishing relationships at the disorder level. In addition, personality characteristics at subthreshold level are also determined.
The SCID-II interview and assessment should be conducted by a psychologist or psychiatrist who has been trained and practiced this interview sufficiently.
SCID-II is an interview instrument structured by Spitzer and Williams (1985). Translation studies were conducted by Sorias et al. (Sorias, 1990) at the E.Ü.T.F. Psychiatry Clinic.