Quickscid-5 Is A Fully Structured Diagnostic Instrument That Employs Interview Questions Adapted From The Structured Clinical Interview For Dsm-5 (scid-5), Widely Regarded To Be The Gold Standard Structured Psychiatric Diagnostic Interview Since The Initial Release Of Scid In 1985. The Impetus For Developing The Quickscid-5 Was To Create A Briefer, More Time-efficient Version Of The Scid Designed To Be Administered Usually In 30 Minutes Or Less. The Shorter Administration Time Results From The Fact That Quickscid-5 Consists Almost Entirely Of Closed-ended Questions That Can Be Answered Yes Or No By The Patient, Dispensing With The Requirement In The Standard Scid That The Interviewer Elicit Descriptive Examples And Ask Enough Follow-up Questions Until The Interviewer Has Enough Information To Determine Whether The Dsm-5 Diagnostic Criteria Are Met.