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Mandell, David S.; Lawer, Lindsay J.; Branch, Kira; Brodkin, Edward S.; Healey, Kristin; Witalec, Robert; Johnson, Donielle N.; Gur, Raquel E. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
This study estimated the ASD prevalence in a psychiatric hospital and evaluated the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) combined with other information for differential diagnosis. Chart review, SRS and clinical interviews were collected for 141 patients at one hospital. Diagnosis was determined at case conference. Receiver operating characteristic…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Psychiatric Hospitals, Incidence
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Evans, Steven W.; Brady, Christine E.; Harrison, Judith R.; Bunford, Nora; Kern, Lee; State, Talida; Andrews, Christiana – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2013
We analyzed the results of high school teachers' ratings of symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder, as well as school-related impairment of 875 adolescents. One hundred forty-three teachers at 19 high schools across 4 states each rated 6 students from their first-period classes according to…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), High Schools, Secondary School Teachers
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Rodebaugh, Thomas L.; Holaway, Robert M.; Heimberg, Richard G. – Assessment, 2008
Despite favorable psychometric properties, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire for the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (4th ed.) (GAD-Q-IV) does not have a known factor structure, which calls into question use of its original weighted scoring system (usually referred to as the dimensional score).…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals), Scoring
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Eack, Shaun M.; Greeno, Catherine G.; Lee, Bong-Jae – Research on Social Work Practice, 2006
Objective: To determine the concordance between the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) in diagnosing anxiety and depressive disorders. Method: Fifty women seeking psychiatric services for their children at two mental health centers in western Pennsylvania were assessed for anxiety and…
Descriptors: Psychiatric Services, Females, Mental Health, Measures (Individuals)
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Reddy, Linda A.; Pfeiffer, Steven I.; Files-Hall, Tara M. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2007
The present study was designed to investigate the discriminant validity of the Devereux Scales of Mental Disorders (DSMD; Naglieri, LeBuffe, & Pfeiffer, 1994) in relation to a widely used behavior rating scale, the Teacher Report Form (TRF; Achenbach, 1991), in children and adolescents with emotional disturbance (ED). A matched sample of 148…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Test Validity, Behavior Rating Scales, Adolescents