Sub-task: Validate and further develop the web-based self-administered CIDI (Composite International Diagnostic Interview)

Summary

In the 1990s, the World Health Organization (WHO) initiated the World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative, launching cross-national studies to assess the prevalence and treatment of mental disorders. This initiative was designed to aid countries in collecting essential data for mental health care planning and resource distribution. For this purpose, the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), a standardized diagnostic tool, was developed. It has since been utilized in over 30 countries, providing comparable data across nations. To improve accessibility and lower the costs associated with conducting prevalence studies, a digital self-administered version of CIDI was introduced, with a pilot recently conducted in Norway. In MENTOR this digital version is being further developed for smartphone use, aiming to make it widely available including vulnerable groups and minority groups. Further, we aim to conduct validation studies to ensure its comparability with the traditional interviewer-administered CIDI. In the validation studies we will examine sampling/fieldwork effects and mode effects. The validation work will be headed by Statistics Norway, and to improve the value of this work other MS are invited to participate. A validated digital version of CIDI adapted for smartphones will be made available for MS in collaboration with WHO.