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Test-Retest Reliability of the Chinese Version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children-Version 4 (DISC-IV)
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Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry . Oct 2005 46(10):1135-1138. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- 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.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0021-9630
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ950925
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2005.01435.x