Cleaning and Diagnostic Software:
Cleaning and diagnostic programs are written in SAS. The PRISM Cleaning program is designed to identify logical inconsistencies and missing data. When the cleaning program is run on the data set, it generates a printout of the specific errors. Once errors have been corrected, data is ready to be transferred to SAS.
The PRISM Diagnostic program evaluates PRISM interview data for
the presence of substance-induced and primary disorders.
The program diagnoses according to DSM-IV criteria.
Each program has extensive internal documentation of:
(1) the criteria used to make the diagnosis and
(2) the logic of the program.
The diagnostic program creates variables that represent each DSM-IV criterion
for a disorder, and then combines them according to the DSM-IV logic to
produce a diagnosis that takes into account exclusion criteria.
| To view instructions, click: | PRISM 6.0 Procedures Cleaning Program Diagnostic Program Converting Access to SAS |