TY - JOUR
T1 - Test-retest reliability of the Spanish version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC-IV)
AU - Bravo, Milagros
AU - Ribera, Julio
AU - Rubio-Stipec, Maritza
AU - Canino, Glorisa
AU - Shrout, Patrick
AU - Ramírez, Rafael
AU - Fábregas, Lizbeth
AU - Chavez, Ligia
AU - Alegría, Margarita
AU - Bauermeister, José J.
AU - Taboas, Alfonso Martínez
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by NIMH grant UO1-MH 54827, Glorisa Canino, PhD, principal investigator. We thank Prudence Fisher, David Shaffer, and their collegues for their permission to cite results from a manuscript in preparation.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC)
KW - Diagnostic instrument
KW - Methodological study
KW - Psychometrics
KW - Reliability
KW - Spanish language
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1010499520090
DO - 10.1023/A:1010499520090
M3 - Article
C2 - 11695544
AN - SCOPUS:18044405054
SN - 0091-0627
VL - 29
SP - 433
EP - 444
JO - Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
JF - Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
IS - 5
ER -