Abstract
The results suggest that highly structured diagnostic interviews such as the DISC-R may not be appropriate for use with younger children of elementary school age in community-based studies.
Keywords
Test (biology)PsychologyDiagnostic testReliability (semiconductor)ScheduleClinical psychologyPediatricsMedicineComputer science
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- 151
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- 7
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- 1048-1054
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- 202
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Mary Schwab‐Stone,
T Fallon,
Matthew S. Briggs
et al.
(1994).
Reliability of diagnostic reporting for children aged 6-11 years: a test-retest study of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children- Revised.
American Journal of Psychiatry
, 151
(7)
, 1048-1054.
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.7.1048
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- 10.1176/ajp.151.7.1048