Criterion Validity of the NIMH Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version 2.3 (DISC-2.3)
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryPublished 1 July 1996Open access
Mary Schwab‐Stone, David Shaffer, Mina K. Dulcan, Peter S. Jensen, Prudence W. Fisher, Héctor Bird
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Examination of the criterion validity of the NIMH Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children showed moderate to good validity across a number of diagnoses, and suggested some specific diagnostic areas in which further revision of the DISC is warranted.
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Results suggest some specific diagnostic areas in which further revision of the DISC is warranted. Three main sources of variability in DISC-clinician diagnostic agreement were evident over and above that due to the instrument itself, including (1) the informant used, (2) the algorithm applied in synthesizing symptom reports, and (3) the design of the validity comparison.
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