Diagnostic interview for children and adolescents (DICA)
OBJECTIVE
To describe the evolution of the Diagnostic Interview for Children and Adolescents (DICA) as well as the goals of the instrument and the issues surrounding its use.


METHODS
Administration procedures, psychometric properties, and comparisons with other measures are reviewed.


RESULTS
The DICA, once considered a structured interview, can now be used in a semistructured format. It displays good reliability and works well with younger children.


CONCLUSIONS
The DICA is a useful measure for both research and clinical settings, and it provides a reliable tool for assessing psychiatric information in children and adolescents.
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Division of Child Psychiatry, Washington University, St. Louis, USA. wendyr@twins.wustl.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D002666:Psychology, Child; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results