By. Rhi et al., RELIABILITY OF THE ICD-10 DIAGNOSTIC-CRITERIA FOR RESEARCH IN MENTAL-DISORDERS IN THE REPUBLIC-OF-KOREA, Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, 91(5), 1995, pp. 341-347
The interrater reliability, confidence and ease of use of ICD-10 diagn
ostic criteria for research were assessed in the Republic of Korea as
part of the field trials of World Health Organization collaborative st
udy. A total of 279 patients were diagnosed according to the ICD-10 di
agnostic criteria for research. Interrater reliability, calculated by
kappa statistics, was found to be between 0.74 and 0.91 on 2-character
categories and between 0.64 and 0.90 on 3-character categories except
schizotypal disorder (F21). On the 4-character categories, the agreem
ent in the affective states between raters was lower. The reasons are
discussed based on cultural differences.