A Trial Integrating Different Methods to Assess Psychosocial Problems in Primary Care.

Background: A number of studies have documented psychosocial problems, psychiatric morbidity and impaired quality of life in primary care patients.

Objective: The aim of this trial was to test the usefulness of the joint use of different diagnostic interviews and self-rated questionnaires.

Methods: Two hundred consecutive patients in a primary care practice in Italy underwent the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 and the Semi-Structured Interview for the Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research (DCPR) in its recently revised form.