Clinical utility of the Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research for a comprehensive assessment of the elderly.

Introduction: According to the revised version of the Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research (DCPR‐R), this study explored the prevalence and clinical correlates of DCPR‐R psychosomatic syndromes in the elderly and tested whether DCPR‐R provide an incremental contribution to the prediction of psychosocial functioning over and above DSM‐5. Method: One hundred seven elderly subjects were recruited. Participants received a clinical assessment, which included the DCPR‐Revised Semi‐Structured Interview (DCPR‐R SSI), the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM‐5‐Clinician Version (SCID‐5‐CV), the Psychological Well‐Being (PWB) Scales, the Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS) and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Analyses of covariance (ANCOVA) and hierarchical regression analyses were run. Results: Twenty‐two (20.6%) subjects had at least one DSM‐5 diagnosis, and 62 (57.9%) reported at least one DCPR‐R diagnosis. Subjects with at least one DCPR‐R diagnosis showed lower PWB Personal Growth and PWB Purpose in Life than those without DCPR‐R diagnoses. When the incremental validity of the DCPR‐R was tested using PWB Personal Growth, PWB Purpose in Life, PWB Self‐acceptance, GAS Cognitive symptoms and GAS affective symptoms subscales as criterion variable, the DCPR‐R increased up to 0.135–0.263 the explained variance. Conclusion: The DCPR‐R might be implemented together with the DSM‐5 to have a comprehensive assessment of elderly subjects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]