The test-retest reliability and screening efficiency of DISC Predictive Scales -- version 4.32 (DPS-4.32) with Chinese children/youths.

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Title:	The test-retest reliability and screening efficiency of DISC Predictive Scales -- version 4.32 (DPS-4.32) with Chinese children/youths.
Authors:	Leung PWL (AUTHOR), Lucas CP (AUTHOR), Hung S (AUTHOR), Kwong S (AUTHOR), Tang C (AUTHOR), Lee C (AUTHOR), Ho T (AUTHOR), Lieh-Mak F (AUTHOR), Shaffer D (AUTHOR)
Source:	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Dec2005, Vol. 14 Issue 8, p461-465. 5p.
Abstract:	INTRODUCTION: The DISC Predictive Scales-4.32 (DPS-4.32) were short-forms of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children-IV (DISC-IV). METHOD: The psychometric properties of DPS-4.32 were tested on two Chinese samples: a clinic sample of 83 children/youths, and a community sample of 541 youths. RESULTS: Both Parent and Youth DPS-4.32 exhibited good-to-excellent test-retest reliability. Their screening efficiency was examined respectively against DSM-IV diagnoses of the full-length Parent and Youth DISC-IV. Results indicated large AUCs (Area under Receiver-Operating Characteristic Curve), as well as high sensitivity, specificity, and negative predictive values, supporting the capability of DPS-4.32 to differentiate cases from noncases. CONCLUSION: DPS-4.32 held promise as efficient short-forms of DISC-IV, screening DSM-IV diagnoses. They were also applicable to the Chinese population, demonstrating their cross-cultural applicability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	INTRODUCTION: The DISC Predictive Scales-4.32 (DPS-4.32) were short-forms of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children-IV (DISC-IV). METHOD: The psychometric properties of DPS-4.32 were tested on two Chinese samples: a clinic sample of 83 children/youths, and a community sample of 541 youths. RESULTS: Both Parent and Youth DPS-4.32 exhibited good-to-excellent test-retest reliability. Their screening efficiency was examined respectively against DSM-IV diagnoses of the full-length Parent and Youth DISC-IV. Results indicated large AUCs (Area under Receiver-Operating Characteristic Curve), as well as high sensitivity, specificity, and negative predictive values, supporting the capability of DPS-4.32 to differentiate cases from noncases. CONCLUSION: DPS-4.32 held promise as efficient short-forms of DISC-IV, screening DSM-IV diagnoses. They were also applicable to the Chinese population, demonstrating their cross-cultural applicability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	10188827
DOI:	10.1007/s00787-005-0503-6