E S Paykel1. 1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This paper summarizes work with the Interview for Recent Life Events (IRLE), an instrument that has been used extensively but not previously reported in detail. METHODS: Rationale, development, organization, content, reliability, validity and applications are reviewed in full. RESULTS: The instrument covers a comprehensive range of recent life events, their timing and other important qualities. It has been found reliable and valid, and has been translated into a number of languages. It has been used by many research groups in different countries, in studies of psychiatric patients, medical patients and subjects in the general population. CONCLUSIONS: The instrument is useful, has been widely applied and has the necessary qualities for ascertainment of life events in research studies.
BACKGROUND: This paper summarizes work with the Interview for Recent Life Events (IRLE), an instrument that has been used extensively but not previously reported in detail. METHODS: Rationale, development, organization, content, reliability, validity and applications are reviewed in full. RESULTS: The instrument covers a comprehensive range of recent life events, their timing and other important qualities. It has been found reliable and valid, and has been translated into a number of languages. It has been used by many research groups in different countries, in studies of psychiatricpatients, medical patients and subjects in the general population. CONCLUSIONS: The instrument is useful, has been widely applied and has the necessary qualities for ascertainment of life events in research studies.
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