Development of a structured psychiatric Interview for children: Agreement on diagnosis comparing child and parent interviews |
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| Authors: | Wendy Reich Barbara Herjanic Zila Welner P R Gandhy |
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| Institution: | (1) University of Missouri in St. Louis, USA;(2) Washington University School of Medicine, USA;(3) St. Louis Children's Hospital, USA;(4) Department of Psychiatry, 4940 Audubon, Avenue, 63110 St. Louis, Missouri |
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| Abstract: | Similar structured diagnostic interviews about the child were given by different interviewers to a cohort of 307 mother-child pairs. A diagnosis was made by computer on each interview, using specified criteria. Diagnoses on mother-child interviews were compared using the kappa statistic. Kappas of .30 or higher were found for the diagnosis of antisocial personality, conduct disorder, enuresis, mixed behavior-neurotic disorder, and possible depression. Comparisons were made for sex and age. Possible depression and enuresis were diagnosed reliably at all age levels and for both sexes. The limitations of the interview and diagnostic system used are discussed. The findings support the need for further efforts to develop diagnostic research interviews for use with children and adolescents. |
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