Convergent validity of K-SADS-PL by comparison with CBCL in a Portuguese speaking outpatient population

BMC Psychiatry

Research Article

Heloisa HA Brasil¹  Isabel A Bordin² 

[1] Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division, Institute of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Gomes Carneiro 64/301 - Ipanema, CEP: 22071-110, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil;Social Psychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Borges Lagoa 570/cj 51, 04038-030, São Paulo, SP, Brazil;

关键词: Anxiety Disorder;    Convergent Validity;    Specific Phobia;    Child Mental Health;    Oppositional Defiant Disorder;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-244X-10-83

 received in 2010-03-08, accepted in 2010-10-19,  发布年份 2010

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundDifferent diagnostic interviews in child and adolescent psychiatry have been developed in English but valid translations of instruments to other languages are still scarce especially in developing countries, limiting the comparison of child mental health data across different cultures. The present study aims to examine the convergent validity of the Brazilian version of the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children/Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL) by comparison with the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), a parental screening measure for child/adolescent emotional/behavior problems.MethodsAn experienced child psychiatrist blind to CBCL results applied the K-SADS-PL to a consecutive sample of 78 children (6-14 years) referred to a public child mental health outpatient clinic (response rate = 75%). Three K-SADS-PL parameters were considered regarding current disorders: parent screen interview rates, clinician summary screen interview rates, and final DSM-IV diagnoses. Subjects were classified according to the presence/absence of any affective/anxiety disorder, any disruptive disorder, and any psychiatric disorder based on K-SADS-PL results. All subjects obtained T-scores on CBCL scales (internalizing, externalizing, total problems).ResultsSignificant differences in CBCL mean T-scores were observed between disordered and non-disordered children. Compared to children who screened negative, children positive for any affective/anxiety disorder, any disruptive disorder, and any psychiatric disorder had a higher internalizing, externalizing and total problem T-score mean, respectively. Highly significant differences in T-score means were also found when examining final diagnoses, except for any affective/anxiety disorder.ConclusionsEvidence of convergent validity was found when comparing K-SADS-PL results with CBCL data.

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