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test retest reliability of the chinese version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children version 4 disc iv
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005Co-Authors: Patrick W L Leung, Cristopher P Lucas, Chichiu Lee, Chunpan Tang, S F Hung, Shileung Kwong, F Liehmak, David ShafferAbstract:Background: Despite the huge youth population, there is a lack of psychiatric Diagnostic instruments with reported psychometric properties in Chinese. This study reports the development of the Chinese version of DISC-IV and examines its test–retest reliability. Method: Seventy-eight parents and 79 youths (mean age 13.1 years) attending child psychiatric clinics were Interviewed twice using the Chinese DISC-IV (Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children-IV) about 22 days apart. Results: The kappa coefficients were good to excellent for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) (both youth (Y) and parent (P) versions), major depressive disorder (MDD) (P), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (P); fair for anxiety disorder (P), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) (P, Y), MDD (Y); but poor for anxiety disorder (Y) and ADHD (Y). Parent informants had better test–retest reliability than youth informants. Conclusions: The Chinese DISC-IV had comparable test–retest reliability with the original English version.
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external validity of conduct and oppositional defiant disorders determined by the nimh Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2000Co-Authors: Patrick C Friman, Michael L Handwerk, Cristopher P Lucas, Gail L Smith, Robert E Larzelere, David ShafferAbstract:We administered the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC) two times to a group of youth (222 boys, 147 girls) entering residential care, once at their time of entry and once 1 year later. We then compared their DISC outcomes on Conduct Disorder (CD) and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) against changes in independent direct observations of Diagnostically relevant behavior obtained over the course of that year. Results from hierarchical linear modeling analyses showed significant discriminative relationships between results from the DISC and the independent observations. Specifically, observations of symptomatic behaviors (CD or ODD) decreased for youth who met Diagnostic criteria at the first administration of the DISC but not at the second, increased for youth who did not meet criteria at the first administration but did at the second, and did not change for youth who met criteria at both administrations. These results extend the data on the validity of the DISC and support continued research efforts to determine its clinical utility.
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nimh Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children version iv nimh disc iv description differences from previous versions and reliability of some common diagnoses
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2000Co-Authors: David Shaffer, Cristopher P Lucas, Prudence W Fisher, Mina K Dulcan, Mary SchwabstoneAbstract:ABSTRACT Objective To describe the National Institute of Mental Health Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version IV (NIMH DISC-IV) and how it differs from earlier versions of the Interview. The NIMH DISC-IV is a highly structured Diagnostic Interview, designed to assess more than 30 psychiatric disorders occurring in children and adolescents, and can be administered by "lay" Interviewers after a minimal training period. The Interview is available in both English and Spanish versions. Method An editorial board was established in 1992 to guide DISC development and ensure that a standard version of the instrument is maintained. Preliminary reliability and acceptability results of the NIMH DISC-IV in a clinical sample of 84 parents and 82 children (aged 9-17 years) drawn from outpatient child and adolescent psychiatric clinics at 3 sites are presented. Results of the previous version in a community sample are reviewed. Results Despite its greater length and complexity, the NIMH DISC-IV compares favorably with earlier versions. Alternative versions of the Interview are in development (the Present State DISC, the Teacher DISC, the Quick DISC, the Voice DISC). Conclusions The NIMH DISC is an acceptable, inexpensive, and convenient instrument for ascertaining a comprehensive range of child and adolescent diagnoses.
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nimh Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children version iv nimh disc iv description differences from previous versions and reliability of some common diagnoses
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2000Co-Authors: David Shaffer, Cristopher P Lucas, Prudence W Fisher, Mina K Dulcan, Mary SchwabstoneAbstract:ABSTRACT Objective To describe the National Institute of Mental Health Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version IV (NIMH DISC-IV) and how it differs from earlier versions of the Interview. The NIMH DISC-IV is a highly structured Diagnostic Interview, designed to assess more than 30 psychiatric disorders occurring in children and adolescents, and can be administered by "lay" Interviewers after a minimal training period. The Interview is available in both English and Spanish versions. Method An editorial board was established in 1992 to guide DISC development and ensure that a standard version of the instrument is maintained. Preliminary reliability and acceptability results of the NIMH DISC-IV in a clinical sample of 84 parents and 82 children (aged 9-17 years) drawn from outpatient child and adolescent psychiatric clinics at 3 sites are presented. Results of the previous version in a community sample are reviewed. Results Despite its greater length and complexity, the NIMH DISC-IV compares favorably with earlier versions. Alternative versions of the Interview are in development (the Present State DISC, the Teacher DISC, the Quick DISC, the Voice DISC). Conclusions The NIMH DISC is an acceptable, inexpensive, and convenient instrument for ascertaining a comprehensive range of child and adolescent diagnoses.
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criterion validity of the nimh Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children version 2 3 disc 2 3
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1996Co-Authors: Mary Schwabstone, Hector R Bird, Prudence Fisher, David Shaffer, Peter S. Jensen, Mina K Dulcan, Sherryl H Goodman, Benjamin B Lahey, Judith H Lichtman, Glorisa CaninoAbstract:ABSTRACT Objective To examine the criterion validity of the NIMH Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC) Version 2.3 in the NIMH Methods for the Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders (MECA) Study, using a design that permitted several comparisons of DISC-generated diagnoses with diagnoses based on clinician symptom ratings. Method Two hundred forty-seven youths were selected from the 1,285 parent–youth pairs that constituted the four-site MECA sample. Subjects who screened positive for any of the five Diagnostic areas under investigation in the validity study (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, depressive disorder, and the major anxiety disorders) were recruited, as well as a comparable number of screen negatives. Clinicians reInterviewed separately both the youth and the primary caregiver using the DISC followed by a clinical-style Interview, and then they rated the presence of symptoms and impairment. Computer algorithms combined this information into diagnoses using comparable rules for both DISC and clinical rating diagnoses. Results In general, the DISC showed moderate to good validity across a number of diagnoses. Conclusions Results suggest some specific Diagnostic areas in which further revision of the DISC is warranted. Three main sources of variability in DISC–clinician Diagnostic agreement were evident over and above that due to the instrument itself, including (1) the informant used, (2) the algorithm applied in synthesizing symptom reports, and (3) the design of the validity comparison.
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nimh Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children version iv nimh disc iv description differences from previous versions and reliability of some common diagnoses
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2000Co-Authors: David Shaffer, Cristopher P Lucas, Prudence W Fisher, Mina K Dulcan, Mary SchwabstoneAbstract:ABSTRACT Objective To describe the National Institute of Mental Health Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version IV (NIMH DISC-IV) and how it differs from earlier versions of the Interview. The NIMH DISC-IV is a highly structured Diagnostic Interview, designed to assess more than 30 psychiatric disorders occurring in children and adolescents, and can be administered by "lay" Interviewers after a minimal training period. The Interview is available in both English and Spanish versions. Method An editorial board was established in 1992 to guide DISC development and ensure that a standard version of the instrument is maintained. Preliminary reliability and acceptability results of the NIMH DISC-IV in a clinical sample of 84 parents and 82 children (aged 9-17 years) drawn from outpatient child and adolescent psychiatric clinics at 3 sites are presented. Results of the previous version in a community sample are reviewed. Results Despite its greater length and complexity, the NIMH DISC-IV compares favorably with earlier versions. Alternative versions of the Interview are in development (the Present State DISC, the Teacher DISC, the Quick DISC, the Voice DISC). Conclusions The NIMH DISC is an acceptable, inexpensive, and convenient instrument for ascertaining a comprehensive range of child and adolescent diagnoses.
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nimh Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children version iv nimh disc iv description differences from previous versions and reliability of some common diagnoses
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2000Co-Authors: David Shaffer, Cristopher P Lucas, Prudence W Fisher, Mina K Dulcan, Mary SchwabstoneAbstract:ABSTRACT Objective To describe the National Institute of Mental Health Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version IV (NIMH DISC-IV) and how it differs from earlier versions of the Interview. The NIMH DISC-IV is a highly structured Diagnostic Interview, designed to assess more than 30 psychiatric disorders occurring in children and adolescents, and can be administered by "lay" Interviewers after a minimal training period. The Interview is available in both English and Spanish versions. Method An editorial board was established in 1992 to guide DISC development and ensure that a standard version of the instrument is maintained. Preliminary reliability and acceptability results of the NIMH DISC-IV in a clinical sample of 84 parents and 82 children (aged 9-17 years) drawn from outpatient child and adolescent psychiatric clinics at 3 sites are presented. Results of the previous version in a community sample are reviewed. Results Despite its greater length and complexity, the NIMH DISC-IV compares favorably with earlier versions. Alternative versions of the Interview are in development (the Present State DISC, the Teacher DISC, the Quick DISC, the Voice DISC). Conclusions The NIMH DISC is an acceptable, inexpensive, and convenient instrument for ascertaining a comprehensive range of child and adolescent diagnoses.
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criterion validity of the nimh Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children version 2 3 disc 2 3
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1996Co-Authors: Mary Schwabstone, Hector R Bird, Prudence Fisher, David Shaffer, Peter S. Jensen, Mina K Dulcan, Sherryl H Goodman, Benjamin B Lahey, Judith H Lichtman, Glorisa CaninoAbstract:ABSTRACT Objective To examine the criterion validity of the NIMH Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC) Version 2.3 in the NIMH Methods for the Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders (MECA) Study, using a design that permitted several comparisons of DISC-generated diagnoses with diagnoses based on clinician symptom ratings. Method Two hundred forty-seven youths were selected from the 1,285 parent–youth pairs that constituted the four-site MECA sample. Subjects who screened positive for any of the five Diagnostic areas under investigation in the validity study (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, depressive disorder, and the major anxiety disorders) were recruited, as well as a comparable number of screen negatives. Clinicians reInterviewed separately both the youth and the primary caregiver using the DISC followed by a clinical-style Interview, and then they rated the presence of symptoms and impairment. Computer algorithms combined this information into diagnoses using comparable rules for both DISC and clinical rating diagnoses. Results In general, the DISC showed moderate to good validity across a number of diagnoses. Conclusions Results suggest some specific Diagnostic areas in which further revision of the DISC is warranted. Three main sources of variability in DISC–clinician Diagnostic agreement were evident over and above that due to the instrument itself, including (1) the informant used, (2) the algorithm applied in synthesizing symptom reports, and (3) the design of the validity comparison.
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the nimh Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children version 2 3 disc 2 3 description acceptability prevalence rates and performance in the meca study
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1996Co-Authors: David Shaffer, John Piacentini, Peter S. Jensen, Mary Schwabstone, Mark Davies, Prudence W Fisher, Mina K Dulcan, Benjamin B Lahey, Karen H Bourdon, Hector R BirdAbstract:ABSTRACT Objective To describe the NIMH Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC) Version 2.3 and to provide data on its performance characteristics in the Methods for the Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders (MECA) Study. Method Data were collected on the DISC-2.3 at four sites on 1,285 randomly selected children, aged 9 through 17 years, and their parents. Two hundred forty-seven of these child–parent pairs were reassessed on the DISC-2.3 by a clinician Interviewer, 1 to 3 weeks later. Results Administration time was approximately 1 hour and the Interview was acceptable to more than 90% of subjects. The reliability of questions to parents assessing impairment and age of onset was generally good to acceptable for most diagnoses but was less satisfactory for the child Interview. Using information from parent and child, the prevalence for any diagnosis ranged from 50.6 If no impairment criteria were required to 5.4 if a Global Assessment Scale score of 50 or less was necessary. The prevalence of anxiety disorders and enuresis was markedly reduced by requiring attributable impairment. Conclusions The DISC-2 is a reliable and economical tool for assessing child psychopathology. Reliability of the DISC-P-2.3 is superior to that of the child DISC for most diagnoses but is least good for anxiety disorders. The 2.3 version of the instrument provides a significant improvement over earlier versions.
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reliability of Diagnostic reporting for children aged 6 11 years a test retest study of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children revised
American Journal of Psychiatry, 1994Co-Authors: Mary Schwabstone, Margaret Briggs, T Fallon, B CrowtherAbstract:Objective: This study examined the reliability of symptom reporting by community children of elementary school age and their parents on a version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children-Revised (DISC-R). Methods: A sample of 109 children aged 6-11 years from an ongoing epidemiologic study were recruited for retest DISC-R Interviews after completion of the study protocol. Retest Interviews took place 7-18 days after the first Interview and were conducted by Interviewers who had no prior information about the subjects. Test-retest reliability for five common childhood psychiatric diagnoses was evaluated with the kappa statistic; the intraclass correlation coefficient was used to evaluate test-retest reliability of symptom scales
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posttraumatic stress disorder and trauma in youth in juvenile detention
Archives of General Psychiatry, 2004Co-Authors: Karen M Abram, Linda A Teplin, Devon R Charles, Sandra L Longworth, Gary M Mcclelland, Mina K DulcanAbstract:Objective To determine prevalence estimates of exposure to trauma and 12-month rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among juvenile detainees by demographic subgroups (sex, race/ethnicity, and age). Design Epidemiologic study of juvenile detainees. Master's level clinical research Interviewers administered the PTSD module of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, version IV (DISC-IV), to randomly selected detainees. Setting A large, temporary detention center for juveniles in Cook County, Illinois (which includes Chicago and surrounding suburbs). Participants Randomly selected, stratified sample of 898 African American, non-Hispanic white, and Hispanic youth (532 males, 366 females, aged 10-18 years) arrested and newly detained. Main Outcome Measures Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, version IV. Results Most participants (92.5%) had experienced 1 or more traumas (mean, 14.6 incidents; median, 6 incidents). Significantly more males (93.2%) than females (84.0%) reported at least 1 traumatic experience; 11.2% of the sample met criteria for PTSD in the past year. More than half of the participants with PTSD reported witnessing violence as the precipitating trauma. Conclusion Trauma and PTSD seem to be more prevalent among juvenile detainees than in community samples. We recommend directions for research and discuss implications for mental health policy.
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nimh Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children version iv nimh disc iv description differences from previous versions and reliability of some common diagnoses
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2000Co-Authors: David Shaffer, Cristopher P Lucas, Prudence W Fisher, Mina K Dulcan, Mary SchwabstoneAbstract:ABSTRACT Objective To describe the National Institute of Mental Health Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version IV (NIMH DISC-IV) and how it differs from earlier versions of the Interview. The NIMH DISC-IV is a highly structured Diagnostic Interview, designed to assess more than 30 psychiatric disorders occurring in children and adolescents, and can be administered by "lay" Interviewers after a minimal training period. The Interview is available in both English and Spanish versions. Method An editorial board was established in 1992 to guide DISC development and ensure that a standard version of the instrument is maintained. Preliminary reliability and acceptability results of the NIMH DISC-IV in a clinical sample of 84 parents and 82 children (aged 9-17 years) drawn from outpatient child and adolescent psychiatric clinics at 3 sites are presented. Results of the previous version in a community sample are reviewed. Results Despite its greater length and complexity, the NIMH DISC-IV compares favorably with earlier versions. Alternative versions of the Interview are in development (the Present State DISC, the Teacher DISC, the Quick DISC, the Voice DISC). Conclusions The NIMH DISC is an acceptable, inexpensive, and convenient instrument for ascertaining a comprehensive range of child and adolescent diagnoses.
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nimh Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children version iv nimh disc iv description differences from previous versions and reliability of some common diagnoses
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2000Co-Authors: David Shaffer, Cristopher P Lucas, Prudence W Fisher, Mina K Dulcan, Mary SchwabstoneAbstract:ABSTRACT Objective To describe the National Institute of Mental Health Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version IV (NIMH DISC-IV) and how it differs from earlier versions of the Interview. The NIMH DISC-IV is a highly structured Diagnostic Interview, designed to assess more than 30 psychiatric disorders occurring in children and adolescents, and can be administered by "lay" Interviewers after a minimal training period. The Interview is available in both English and Spanish versions. Method An editorial board was established in 1992 to guide DISC development and ensure that a standard version of the instrument is maintained. Preliminary reliability and acceptability results of the NIMH DISC-IV in a clinical sample of 84 parents and 82 children (aged 9-17 years) drawn from outpatient child and adolescent psychiatric clinics at 3 sites are presented. Results of the previous version in a community sample are reviewed. Results Despite its greater length and complexity, the NIMH DISC-IV compares favorably with earlier versions. Alternative versions of the Interview are in development (the Present State DISC, the Teacher DISC, the Quick DISC, the Voice DISC). Conclusions The NIMH DISC is an acceptable, inexpensive, and convenient instrument for ascertaining a comprehensive range of child and adolescent diagnoses.
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criterion validity of the nimh Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children version 2 3 disc 2 3
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1996Co-Authors: Mary Schwabstone, Hector R Bird, Prudence Fisher, David Shaffer, Peter S. Jensen, Mina K Dulcan, Sherryl H Goodman, Benjamin B Lahey, Judith H Lichtman, Glorisa CaninoAbstract:ABSTRACT Objective To examine the criterion validity of the NIMH Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC) Version 2.3 in the NIMH Methods for the Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders (MECA) Study, using a design that permitted several comparisons of DISC-generated diagnoses with diagnoses based on clinician symptom ratings. Method Two hundred forty-seven youths were selected from the 1,285 parent–youth pairs that constituted the four-site MECA sample. Subjects who screened positive for any of the five Diagnostic areas under investigation in the validity study (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, depressive disorder, and the major anxiety disorders) were recruited, as well as a comparable number of screen negatives. Clinicians reInterviewed separately both the youth and the primary caregiver using the DISC followed by a clinical-style Interview, and then they rated the presence of symptoms and impairment. Computer algorithms combined this information into diagnoses using comparable rules for both DISC and clinical rating diagnoses. Results In general, the DISC showed moderate to good validity across a number of diagnoses. Conclusions Results suggest some specific Diagnostic areas in which further revision of the DISC is warranted. Three main sources of variability in DISC–clinician Diagnostic agreement were evident over and above that due to the instrument itself, including (1) the informant used, (2) the algorithm applied in synthesizing symptom reports, and (3) the design of the validity comparison.
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the nimh Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children version 2 3 disc 2 3 description acceptability prevalence rates and performance in the meca study
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1996Co-Authors: David Shaffer, John Piacentini, Peter S. Jensen, Mary Schwabstone, Mark Davies, Prudence W Fisher, Mina K Dulcan, Benjamin B Lahey, Karen H Bourdon, Hector R BirdAbstract:ABSTRACT Objective To describe the NIMH Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC) Version 2.3 and to provide data on its performance characteristics in the Methods for the Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders (MECA) Study. Method Data were collected on the DISC-2.3 at four sites on 1,285 randomly selected children, aged 9 through 17 years, and their parents. Two hundred forty-seven of these child–parent pairs were reassessed on the DISC-2.3 by a clinician Interviewer, 1 to 3 weeks later. Results Administration time was approximately 1 hour and the Interview was acceptable to more than 90% of subjects. The reliability of questions to parents assessing impairment and age of onset was generally good to acceptable for most diagnoses but was less satisfactory for the child Interview. Using information from parent and child, the prevalence for any diagnosis ranged from 50.6 If no impairment criteria were required to 5.4 if a Global Assessment Scale score of 50 or less was necessary. The prevalence of anxiety disorders and enuresis was markedly reduced by requiring attributable impairment. Conclusions The DISC-2 is a reliable and economical tool for assessing child psychopathology. Reliability of the DISC-P-2.3 is superior to that of the child DISC for most diagnoses but is least good for anxiety disorders. The 2.3 version of the instrument provides a significant improvement over earlier versions.
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a comparison of population surveys with the Diagnostic Interview Schedule
2017Co-Authors: John E Helzer, Glorisa Canino, Haigwo Hwu, Engkung Yeh, Roger C Bland, Chung Kyoon Lee, Stephen C NewmanAbstract:\s=b\The Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) is a highly structured instrument that enables lay examiners to gather the clinical information necessary to generate psychiatric disorders according to the DSM-III, Feighner, and Research Diagnostic Criteria. It was developed originally as the Diagnostic Interview for the Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) survey. Because it adheres to DSM-III and can be used by lay Interviewers, thus making it practical for studies involving large samples, it has been used for other population surveys in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. This investigation compares the epidemiology of DSM-III\p=m-\definedalcohol abuse and addiction in DIS-based population surveys cross-nationally (in St Louis, Mo; Edmonton, Canada; Puerto Rico; Taipei City, Taiwan; and South Korea). We found considerable variation in the lifetime prevalence of alcoholism but a similarity in the age of onset, the symptomatic expression, and the associated risk factors. We also found an inverse correlation between the prevalence of alcoholism and the strength of the association of the risk factors we examined. The work described herein demonstrates the utility of consistent definition and method in cross-cultural psychiatric research. The substantive findings have implications for the definition of alcoholism and for a better understanding of genetic and environmental interactions in its etiology. (Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1990;47:313-319)
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test retest reliability of the spanish version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children disc iv
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2001Co-Authors: Milagros Bravo, Patrick E Shrout, Maritza Rubiostipec, Glorisa Canino, Julio C Ribera, Rafael Ramirez, Lizbeth M Fabregas, Ligia M Chavez, Margarita AlegriaAbstract:The test-retest reliability of the Spanish Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC-IV) is presented. This version was developed in Puerto Rico in consultation with an international bilingual committee, sponsored by NIMH. The sample (N = 146) consisted of children recruited from outpatient mental health clinics and a drug residential treatment facility. Two different pairs of nonclinicians administered the DISC twice to the parent and child respondents. Results indicated fair to moderate agreement for parent reports on most diagnoses. Relatively similar agreement levels were observed for last month and last year time frames. Surprisingly, the inclusion of impairment as a criterion for diagnosis did not substantially change the pattern of results for specific disorders. Parents were more reliable when reporting on diagnoses of younger (4-10) than older children. Children 11-17 years old were reliable informants on disruptive and substance abuse/dependence disorders, but unreliable for anxiety and depressive disorders. Hence, parents were more reliable when reporting about anxiety and depressive disorders whereas children were more reliable than their parents when reporting about disruptive and substance disorders.
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criterion validity of the nimh Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children version 2 3 disc 2 3
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1996Co-Authors: Mary Schwabstone, Hector R Bird, Prudence Fisher, David Shaffer, Peter S. Jensen, Mina K Dulcan, Sherryl H Goodman, Benjamin B Lahey, Judith H Lichtman, Glorisa CaninoAbstract:ABSTRACT Objective To examine the criterion validity of the NIMH Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC) Version 2.3 in the NIMH Methods for the Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders (MECA) Study, using a design that permitted several comparisons of DISC-generated diagnoses with diagnoses based on clinician symptom ratings. Method Two hundred forty-seven youths were selected from the 1,285 parent–youth pairs that constituted the four-site MECA sample. Subjects who screened positive for any of the five Diagnostic areas under investigation in the validity study (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, depressive disorder, and the major anxiety disorders) were recruited, as well as a comparable number of screen negatives. Clinicians reInterviewed separately both the youth and the primary caregiver using the DISC followed by a clinical-style Interview, and then they rated the presence of symptoms and impairment. Computer algorithms combined this information into diagnoses using comparable rules for both DISC and clinical rating diagnoses. Results In general, the DISC showed moderate to good validity across a number of diagnoses. Conclusions Results suggest some specific Diagnostic areas in which further revision of the DISC is warranted. Three main sources of variability in DISC–clinician Diagnostic agreement were evident over and above that due to the instrument itself, including (1) the informant used, (2) the algorithm applied in synthesizing symptom reports, and (3) the design of the validity comparison.
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the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children disc 2 1 in spanish reliability in a hispanic population
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 1996Co-Authors: Julio C Ribera, Maritza Rubiostipec, Milagros Bravo, Glorisa Canino, Luz M Guevara, Margarita Alegria, Jose J Bauermeister, Michel Woodbury, Sara Huertas, Hector R BirdAbstract:The reliability across time, informants and Interviewers of the Spanish translation of the DISC-2.1 was tested on a Puerto Rican Hispanic sample using a test-retest design. Levels of reliability between clinic ant) community samples and between younger and older children were compared to explore the sources of low reliability for certain psychiatric disorders. Parents’ reports tended to be mare reliable than those of their children, although the difference was less obvious with older children. Reliability was generally higher for the externalizing disorders and when the second Interviewer was a psychiatrist rather than a lay Interviewer.
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test retest reliability of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children disc 2 1 parent child and combined algorithms
Archives of General Psychiatry, 1995Co-Authors: Peter S. Jensen, Maritza Rubiostipec, Glorisa Canino, Prudence Fisher, John Piacentini, Mina K Dulcan, Sherryl H Goodman, Margaret Roper, John E Richters, Mark DaviesAbstract:Background: Previous research has not compared the psychometric properties of Diagnostic Interviews of community samples and clinically referred subjects within a single study. As part of a multisite cooperative agreement study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, 97 families with clinically referred children and 278 families identified through community sampling procedures participated in a test-retest study of version 2.1 of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC 2.1). Methods: The DISC was separately administered to children and parents, and diagnoses were derived from computer algorithms keyed to DSM-III-R criteria. Three sets of diagnoses were obtained, based on parent information only (DISC-P), child information only (DISC-C), and information from either or both (DISC-PC). Results: Test-retest reliabilities of the DISC-PC ranged from moderate to substantial for diagnoses in the clinical sample. Test-retest κ coefficients were higher for the clinical sample than for the community sample. The DISC-PC algorithm generally had higher reliabilities than the algorithms that relied on single informants. Unreliability was primarily due to Diagnostic attenuation at time 2. Attenuation was greatest among child informants and less severe cases and in the community sample. Conclusions: Test-retest reliability findings were consistent with or superior to those reported in previous studies. Results support the usefulness of the DISC in further clinical and epidemiologic research; however, closely spaced or repeated DISC Interviews may result in significant Diagnostic attenuation on retest. Further studies of the test-retest attenuation phenomena are needed, including careful examination of the child, family, and illness characteristics of Diagnostic stability.
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test retest reliability of the chinese version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children version 4 disc iv
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005Co-Authors: Patrick W L Leung, Cristopher P Lucas, Chichiu Lee, Chunpan Tang, S F Hung, Shileung Kwong, F Liehmak, David ShafferAbstract:Background: Despite the huge youth population, there is a lack of psychiatric Diagnostic instruments with reported psychometric properties in Chinese. This study reports the development of the Chinese version of DISC-IV and examines its test–retest reliability. Method: Seventy-eight parents and 79 youths (mean age 13.1 years) attending child psychiatric clinics were Interviewed twice using the Chinese DISC-IV (Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children-IV) about 22 days apart. Results: The kappa coefficients were good to excellent for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) (both youth (Y) and parent (P) versions), major depressive disorder (MDD) (P), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (P); fair for anxiety disorder (P), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) (P, Y), MDD (Y); but poor for anxiety disorder (Y) and ADHD (Y). Parent informants had better test–retest reliability than youth informants. Conclusions: The Chinese DISC-IV had comparable test–retest reliability with the original English version.
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comparing the validity of clinician generated diagnosis of conduct disorder to the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2004Co-Authors: Jeremy D Jewell, Michael L Handwerk, Julie K Almquist, Cristopher P LucasAbstract:Clinician diagnoses of conduct disorder (CD) were compared to the diagnoses of CD generated by a structured Interview against an observed criterion. Participants were 534 youth from a large residential program in the Midwest for delinquent youth. Rates of in-program CD behaviors were gathered from staff observations of the youth over a 9-month time period. Youth diagnosed with CD by the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC) displayed significantly more CD behaviors in the first 6 months of treatment compared to both youth without an externalizing disorder and youth diagnosed with CD by a clinician. Youth diagnosed with CD by a clinician had rates of CD identical to youth without an externalizing disorder. Clinicians may have weighted contextual information more heavily, as this group was significantly more likely to have an arrest record. Results support the use of structured Interviews and provide evidence that typical clinician diagnoses may lack adequate validity.
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the validity of the adhd section of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children
Behavior Modification, 2004Co-Authors: Ann M Mcgrath, Michael L Handwerk, Kevin J Armstrong, Cristopher P Lucas, Patrick C FrimanAbstract:The purpose of this study was to assess the concurrent criterion validity of the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) portion of the National Institute of Mental Health Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children–IV (NIMHDISC-IV). Fifty-seven adolescent participants were divided into three groups on the basis of whether participants met criteria for ADHD on caretaker and adolescent responses on the DISC: (a) 18 participants for whom both the caretakers and adolescents endorsed ADHD, (b) 17 participants for whom the caretakers but not the youth endorsed ADHD, and (c) a clinical control group with no ADHD diagnosis (n = 22). These three groups were compared across parent, teacher, and adolescent checklists; clinician diagnosis; and three objective measures of behavior (continuous performance task, actigraphy monitoring, and a structured observation). Findings lend partial support to the concurrent criterion validity of the ADHD section of DISC.
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external validity of conduct and oppositional defiant disorders determined by the nimh Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2000Co-Authors: Patrick C Friman, Michael L Handwerk, Cristopher P Lucas, Gail L Smith, Robert E Larzelere, David ShafferAbstract:We administered the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC) two times to a group of youth (222 boys, 147 girls) entering residential care, once at their time of entry and once 1 year later. We then compared their DISC outcomes on Conduct Disorder (CD) and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) against changes in independent direct observations of Diagnostically relevant behavior obtained over the course of that year. Results from hierarchical linear modeling analyses showed significant discriminative relationships between results from the DISC and the independent observations. Specifically, observations of symptomatic behaviors (CD or ODD) decreased for youth who met Diagnostic criteria at the first administration of the DISC but not at the second, increased for youth who did not meet criteria at the first administration but did at the second, and did not change for youth who met criteria at both administrations. These results extend the data on the validity of the DISC and support continued research efforts to determine its clinical utility.
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nimh Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children version iv nimh disc iv description differences from previous versions and reliability of some common diagnoses
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2000Co-Authors: David Shaffer, Cristopher P Lucas, Prudence W Fisher, Mina K Dulcan, Mary SchwabstoneAbstract:ABSTRACT Objective To describe the National Institute of Mental Health Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version IV (NIMH DISC-IV) and how it differs from earlier versions of the Interview. The NIMH DISC-IV is a highly structured Diagnostic Interview, designed to assess more than 30 psychiatric disorders occurring in children and adolescents, and can be administered by "lay" Interviewers after a minimal training period. The Interview is available in both English and Spanish versions. Method An editorial board was established in 1992 to guide DISC development and ensure that a standard version of the instrument is maintained. Preliminary reliability and acceptability results of the NIMH DISC-IV in a clinical sample of 84 parents and 82 children (aged 9-17 years) drawn from outpatient child and adolescent psychiatric clinics at 3 sites are presented. Results of the previous version in a community sample are reviewed. Results Despite its greater length and complexity, the NIMH DISC-IV compares favorably with earlier versions. Alternative versions of the Interview are in development (the Present State DISC, the Teacher DISC, the Quick DISC, the Voice DISC). Conclusions The NIMH DISC is an acceptable, inexpensive, and convenient instrument for ascertaining a comprehensive range of child and adolescent diagnoses.