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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
Volume 39, Issue 1, Pages 28-38Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200001000-00014
Keywords
diagnostic interview; Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children; measurement
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- NIMH NIH HHS [R01 MH 52822, P30 MH 43878, K20 MH 0129] Funding Source: Medline
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH [R01MH052822, P30MH043878] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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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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