The SCID-II is the version of SCID to measure AXIS II Disorders; eleven Personality Disorders. The assessment is done in two phases. In the first phase the subject fills out the Personality Questionnaire (which takes approximately 20 minutes), the clinician simply circles the numbers to the left of the SCID-II items that correspond to items answered “yes” on the questionnaire. When the SCID-II is administered, the clinician needs only to inquire about the items screened positive on the questionnaire. The assumption is that a client who responds with a “no” on the questionnaire item would also have answered “no” to the same question had it been read aloud by the interviewer.
The scoring depends on the objective as well Subjective responses of the client.
