J Korean Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry.
2007 Oct;18(2):138-144.
The Reliability and Validity of Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version IV-Korean Version (DISC-IV)
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- 1Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kbn1@snu.ac.kr.
- 2Jung-gu Mental Health Center, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Heasu Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic, Bundang, Korea.
- 5Seoul School Health Promotion Center, Seoul, Korea.
- 6Department of Neuropsychiatry, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 7Department of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- 8Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bungdang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
- 9Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Boramae Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 10Department of Statistics, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
- 11Dr. Jeon's Psychiatry Clinic, Seoul, Korea.
- 12Department of Child Psychiatry, Seoul National Mental Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES
The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Korean Version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version IV(DISC-IV), a highly structured diagnostic interview used to assess more than 30 psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents.
METHODS
A total of 91 study subjects, including 67 subjects who visited the child and adolescent psychiatry outpatient clinic at our institution and 24 community-based subjects, were assessed using the Korean Version of the DISCIV. Clinical diagnosis was used as a gold standard for the examination of the validity of the DISC-IV. Forty-four of the study subjects were randomly selected for test-retest reliability measurement.
RESULTS
The validity of the Korean Version of the DISC-IV showed kappa values ranging from 0.25 to 0.40 in the clinical sample and 0.65 to 1.00 in the community sample. The sensitivities varied according to the diagnostic categories, but the specificities were excellent for all diagnostic entities.
CONCLUSION
The Korean Version of the DISC-IV showed good reliability and validity in Korean children and adolescents. The Korean Version of the DISC-IV might be a useful tool for assessing psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents.
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