Interview schedule for children and adolescents (ISCA).
OBJECTIVE
To describe the development, use, and psychometric properties of the semistructured, symptom-oriented Interview Schedule for Children and Adolescents (ISCA) and its versions suitable for reevaluation.


METHODS
Data are summarized on the reliability, construct validity, and predictive validity of symptom ratings and resultant diagnoses, and information regarding the feasibility of a version of the ISCA for young adult subjects is presented.


RESULTS
The evidence suggests that these instruments yield reliable symptom ratings and diagnoses relevant to a wide range of syndromes and diagnoses over time and that the ISCA is useful with psychiatric and pediatric medical populations.


CONCLUSIONS
The ISCA and its follow-up versions are useful clinical tools in research focusing on developmental psychopathology.
Sherrill
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA.
Kovacs
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D002666:Psychology, Child; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity