Abstract
Background. This paper summarizes work with the
Interview for Recent Life Events (IRLE), an instrument that has been
used extensively but not previously reported in detail.Methods. Rationale, development, organization, content,
reliability, validity and applications are reviewed in full.Results. The instrument covers a comprehensive range of
recent life events, their timing and other important qualities. It has
been found reliable and valid, and has been translated into a number
of languages. It has been used by many research groups in different
countries, in studies of psychiatric patients, medical patients and
subjects in the general population.Conclusions. The instrument is useful, has been widely
applied and has the necessary qualities for ascertainment of life
events in research studies.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health,Applied Psychology
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