Concurrent validity of the anxiety disorders section of the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV: child and parent versions

J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2002 Sep;31(3):335-42. doi: 10.1207/S15374424JCCP3103_05.

Abstract

Evaluated the concurrent validity of the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed. [DSM-IV], American Psychiatric Association, 1994): Child and Parents Versions (ADIS for DSM-IV-C/P; Silverman & Albano, 1996) social phobia, separation anxiety disorder (SAD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and panic disorder diagnoses. Children referred to an outpatient anxiety disorder clinic (N = 186; ages 8 to 17), and their parents completed the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC; March, 1998) and the ADIS-C/P interview. There was no convergence between MASC scores and ADIS-C/P GAD diagnoses. However, there was strong correspondence between ADIS-C/P social phobia, SAD, and panic disorder diagnoses and the empirically derived MASC factor scores corresponding to these disorders. These results provide support for the concurrent validity of the anxiety disorders section of the ADIS-C/P.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Age Factors
  • Anxiety Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Anxiety, Separation / diagnosis
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Panic Disorder / diagnosis
  • Phobic Disorders / diagnosis
  • Phobic Disorders / psychology
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales*
  • Regression Analysis
  • Reproducibility of Results