Structured Diagnostic Interviews

Abstract

discuss the utility of structured data gathering procedures, i.e., the structured interview for diagnosing phobic and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents / utility [is] conceptualized in terms of reliability and validity / [begin with] a brief description of the most widely used child interview schedules, focusing particularly on their similarities and differences with respect to structure and content / [provide] a brief historical and theoretical overview of the use of structured interviews / includes a discussion of the sensitivity of the interviews to the notion of development and the issue of parent-child concordance / general guidelines to help decide which interview to use are provided Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC) / Diagnostic Interview for Children and Adolescents (DICA) / Interview Schedule for Children (ISC) / Child Assessment Schedule (CAS) / Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia in School-Age Children (K-SADS) / Anxiety Disorder Interview Schedule for Children (ADIS-C) / Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Assessment (CAPA) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)