About the MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies
Versions of the MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies
License Agreement for Use of the MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies
Related Documents
Training for the MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies
Translations and Linguistic Validation of the MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies
How to Cite the MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies
About the MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies
The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) for Suicidality Disorders Studies (MINI-SD)* is a short structured diagnostic interview that appends a series of modules for suicidality disorder phenotypes at the end of the standard MINI (for more information about these suicidality disorders phenotypes, click here). This suicidality disorder module asks about the 12 different suicidality disorders phenotypes described by Sheehan & Giddens (in Suicidality: A Roadmap for Assessment and Treatment). These suicidality disorder phenotypes may have a different age of onset, natural history, clinical course, set of biomarkers, prognosis, and response to treatment.
For more information about the MINI click here.
Has the MINI been validated?
The MINI has been psychometrically validated against the much longer Structured Clinical Interview for DSM diagnoses (SCID-P) in English and French and against the Composite International Diagnostic Interview for ICD-10 (CIDI) in English, French, and Arabic. It has also been psychometrically validated against expert opinion in a large sample in four European countries (France, United Kingdom, Italy and Spain). The MINI has been linguistically validated in over 70 languages. According to researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health’s (NIMH) Division of Clinical and Treatment Research, the MINI is a fully validated and more time-efficient alternative to the SCID-P and CIDI.
The Suicidality Disorder modules in the MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies have not yet been validated psychometrically since there is no other structured interview with comparable modules against which to validate it.
For any scientific questions relating to the MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies, contact David V Sheehan MD MBA directly by email at davidVsheehan@gmail.com
Versions of the MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies
The MINI for Suicidality Disorders* is the MINI 7.0.2 for DSM-5 with additional modules added to map to diagnostic criteria for 12 separate suicidality disorder phenotypes. Each of these phenotypes has a different clinical presentation and each may have a different response to different treatments. These phenotypes are described in detail in the book Suicidality: A Roadmap for Assessment and Treatment by Sheehan DV and Giddens JM. Harm Research Press. Tampa, Florida, USA. 2015.
To view a watermarked, preview copy of the MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies (click here)
The MINI for Psychotic and Suicidality Disorders* is a more elaborate version of MINI 7.0.2 for DSM-5. The Psychotic Disorders Module in this MINI variant permits identification of all the key Psychotic Disorder subtypes. It has additional modules added to the standard MINI to map to diagnostic criteria for 12 separate suicidality disorder phenotypes.
The Adolescent MINI Kid for Suicidality Disorders Studies* (for ages 13 through 17) has a detailed set of questions / modules on each of the 12 Suicidality Disorders phenotypes. It has more detailed modules on each of the Suicidality Disorder phenotypes beyond the questions assessing overall suicidality in the standard MINI Kid. It is suitable for clinical and research settings where Suicidality Disorders phenotyping is a focus of interest and where it is important to differentiate between the different suicidality disorders phenotypes (e.g. Impulse Attack Suicidality Disorder vs. Psychotic Suicidality Disorder vs. Mood Disorder Induced Suicidality Disorder). Otherwise all the other modules are similar to the standard MINI Kid.
Customizable
Dr. Sheehan can design customized additional optional modules for the MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies for other disorders to meet the needs of a specific study or clinical setting. Contact Dr. Sheehan at davidVsheehan@gmail.com to discuss a customized version designed for your needs.
License Agreement for Use of the MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies
Dr. Sheehan licenses the MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies in paper format for distribution as follows : 1) in paper format for any uses; or 2) in fixed pdf form, paper form, or both for use in clinical or academic research trials or studies.
License Agreement for the Use of the Adult MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies
To license the Adult MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies for use there is a charge of $15 per single administration (not per patient enrolled) for non-customized versions. The amount must be paid in full before study initiation. (click here to download a copy of this license agreement)
License Agreement for the Use of the Adolescent MINI Kid for Suicidality Disorders Studies
To license the Adolescent MINI Kid for Suicidality Disorders Studies for use there is a charge of $15 per single administration (not per patient enrolled) for non-customized versions. The amount must be paid in full before study initiation. (click here to download a copy of this license agreement)
Related Documents
Sheehan & Giddens Mapping Tables (click here)
Training for the MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies
For information about virtual web-based training module on the MINI, on the Suicidality Module of the MINI (Module B), and on the MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies – which include a video, a quiz, and a certificate of completion of training – email training@harmresearch.org:
Adult MINI
Adult MINI 7.0.2 Training
Adult Standard MINI 7.0.2 Interview Training, Case 1
Adult MINI Suicidality Module (Module B) 7.0.2 Training
Adult MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies 7.0.2 Training
Adult MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies 7.0.2 Interview Training , Case 1
Pediatric MINI Kid
MINI Kid 7.0.2 Training
Standard MINI Kid 7.0.2 Interview Training, Case 1
MINI Kid Suicidality Module (Module B) 7.0.2 Training
For certain sites, Dr. Sheehan can do an additional live Zoom question and answer session to address issues encountered after the raters at the site have done a dozen or so with real patients. Please contact: davidVsheehan@gmail.com
Training video subtitles are available in multiple languages on request. Contact training@harmresearch.org for more information.
Translations and Linguistic Validation of the MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies
The non-profit Mapi Research Trust (MAPI) / ICON Language Services, in Lyon, France, is the sole translation service for existing non-English translations for all rating scales and diagnostic interviews that Dr. Sheehan licenses and distributes directly under a license from him.
Dr. Sheehan has collaborated closely with MAPI on these translations for over 15 years and continues to do so. This is to ensure the production of consistent and conceptually equivalent translations of the MINI and its variants and of Dr. Sheehan’s scales, and to be able to provide linguistic validation and certification of these translations. MAPI / Icon Language Services does not distribute the English source language version of the MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies, which is available from Dr. Sheehan directly.
When Dr. Sheehan fully executes your license agreement request, he will provide you with the information to contact MAPI / Icon Language Services to obtain consistent and conceptually equivalent, and linguistically validated translations and the related certificates.
MAPI / Icon Language Services may charge its own usual fees for this work.
How to Cite the MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies
Use the following citations in referencing the MINI for Suicidality Disorders Studies:
1. Sheehan DV, Giddens JM. (2015). Suicidality: A Roadmap for Assessment and Treatment. (1st ed.). Tampa, FL: Harm Research Press. Nov. 2015 (Available from:http://HarmResearch.org) ISBN: 978-0-9969729-0-1
2. Sheehan DV, Giddens JM. (2016). Suicidality Assessment and Documentation for Healthcare Providers: A Brief, Practical Guide. (1st ed.). Tampa, FL: Harm Research Press. April 2016. (Available from:http://HarmResearch.org) ISBN: 978-0-9969729-1-8
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