(PDSQ) Psychiatric Diagnostic Screening Questionnaire

This brief self-report instrument screens for the DSM-IV Axis I disorders most commonly encountered among individuals 18 years of age and older, in medical and outpatient mental health settings. Validated against diagnostic criteria and interview-derived diagnoses, the PDSQ, over the course of 10 years and more than 3,000 administrations, has proven effective, convenient, and reliable. It allows primary-care providers to routinely consider co-morbidity without significant additional demands on their time.

Mark Zimmerman, MDMark Zimmerman, MD