PCAD 2000: Psychiatric Content Analysis and Diagnosis

PCAD 2000:Psychiatric Content Analysis and Diagnosis GB Software Louis A. Gottschalk M.D. Ph.D. Robert J. Bechtel Ph.D. 2001 H.L. & P.J.

PCAD 101 • Content analysis of text using scales developed by Gottschalk and Gleser • Earlier done by human coders • Scales measure states of neuropsychiatric interest such as: • Anxiety • Hostility • Cognitive impairment • (…more later)

Getting started • text file’s extension = .SAM • store your file in the PCAD folder, so you don’t have to maneuver through not so user-friendly interface

Running PCAD 2000 • Open program -> select file • You will have 2 choices: • Guide me or No Thanks • Guide me will give you scores on all scales • No Thanks option is more independent – you can choose which scales you like

Running PCAD 2000 – Guide Me

Running PCAD 2000 – Guide Me • Open desired file

Running PCAD 2000 – Guide Me • Select an output • option • You can select all • three at once

Running PCAD 2000 – Guide Me • If you choose to • open another file, • your current • scores will be • erased from the • screen

Running PCAD 2000 – Guide Me • If you choose • YES, you will • exit PCAD • Choose NO, to • view the scores

Running PCAD 2000 – Guide Me • You can access all • of the scored categories • through the view tab • If you minimize a window • it will temporarily disappear • from the screen, • until it is selected again • through the view tab

Running PCAD 2000 – Guide Me

Running PCAD 2000 – Guide Me • In PCAD folder, • a spreadsheet file • with an extension • .CSV will be saved

Running PCAD 2000 – Guide Me • To open new file, • you can select • desired scales

Running PCAD 2000 – Unguided • When a new file is opened manually, it is in unguided mode 

Running PCAD 2000 – Unguided 

Running PCAD 2000 – Unguided

PCAD 2000 Scales

PCAD 2000: Psychiatric Content Analysis and Diagnosis