Voice DISC-IV

K-SADS-PL

CAPA

DICA-IV

MAYSI-2

YSR

SCL-90-R

APS

Format

Structured interview; 2900+ questions w/ skips

Semi-
structured
interview;
82 items +
5
diagnostic
supplement
modules

Structured interview; 1400+ questions w/ skips1

Structured interview; 300+ questions w/ skips1

Checklist; 52 Yes/No items, 7 subscales

Checklist; 112 3-point items, 8 subscales

Checklist; 90 Yes/No items, 9 subscales

Self-report
checklist;
346
items

Provides Diagnosis?

Yes;33

Yes;32

Yes;30

Yes;25

No

No

No

No,
provides 25 symptom scales

Computer Version?

Yes

Under development

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Voice Version?

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

Administered By

Self

Clinician

Clinician

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Admin.Time (minutes)

60-90

45-75

60-120

90-120

10-12

15-20

12-20

45-60

Age Range (years)

9-17

6-18

8-17

6-18

12-17

11-18

13-17 & 17+

12-19

Time Frame

Past 1M

Present & lifetime

Past 3M

Present & lifetime

Past few months

Past 6M

Past week

Past 1M, past 6M, past 12M,
lifetime

Parallel Version for Parent?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Reliability (Acceptable?)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Validity

Construct, Concurrent, & Predictive (prevalence rates, substance offenses, status offenses; future disciplinary events; future suicide attempts) 

Concurrent
(inpatient
unit
consensual
data,
chart
review,
clinical
interview)

Construct
(prevalence
rates
&
patterns
of
diagnoses
for
common
child psych
iatric
disorders)

Concurrent
(clinical
interview)

Concurrent
(self-report personality &
behavioral checklists)

Concurrent
(self-report
behavioral checklists)

Concurrent
(self-
report personality
&
clinical
checklists)

Construct, Concurrent
(self-
report
personality checklist)

More information

Voice DISC-IV

K-SADS-PL

CAPA

DICA-IV

MAYSI-2

YSR

SCL-90

APS

Voice DISC-IV: Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children

MAYSI-2: Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument

K-SADS: Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children

YSR: Youth Self Report

SCL-90-R: Symptom Checklist-90-Revised

CAPA: Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Assessment

DICA-IV: Diagnostic Interview for Children & Adolescents

APS: Adolescent Psychopathology Scale

Because of skips, not all questions are administered to each youth. We have defined 'Acceptable' to be inclusive of alpha, kappa, test-retest, and joint reliabilities of .60 and higher. For a more detailed review of reliabilities for specific instruments, see Handbook of Psychiatric Measures (2000), American Psychiatric Association.