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A DSM-IV-referenced teacher rating scale for use in clinical management.
Full Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
Two studies were conducted to examine the psychometric properties of a DSM-IV-referenced teacher-completed rating scale in children receiving special education.
METHOD:
To assess reliability, teachers rated 74 students on two separate occasions (test-retest) using the teacher version of the Child Symptom Inventory-4 (CSI-4T), and teacher aides also rated the children on the first occasion (interrater). In a second study, teacher CSI-4T and Teacher's Report Form (TRF) ratings and consultant diagnoses were obtained for 101 students.
RESULTS:
Internal consistency reliabilities (0.72-0.94), 2-week test-retest reliabilities (r = 0.61-0.88), and interrater agreement (r = 0.19-0.56) for the CSI-4T major symptom categories were comparable with dimensional rating scales. CSI-4T ratings showed a consistent pattern of convergent and divergent validity with TRF scores and with consultant diagnoses.
CONCLUSION:
Findings provide preliminary support for the reliability and validity of the CSI-4T as a measure of DSM-IV symptoms in children receiving special education.
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Author information
Author/s: Mattison, Richard E (RE); Gadow, Kenneth D (KD); Sprafkin, Joyce (J); Nolan, Edith E (EE); Schneider, Jayne (J);
Affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8790, USA. richard.mattison(-atsign-)stonybrook.edu.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Validation Studies
Journal: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Apr; vol 42 (issue 4) : pp 442-9
Dates: Created 2003/03/21; Completed 2003/05/14; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12649631, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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