Interrater agreement for the schedule for affective disorders and schizophrenia epidemiological version for school-age children (K-SADS-E).
OBJECTIVE
The main objective of this study was to assess the interrater agreement for the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia Epidemiological version for School-Age Children (K-SADS-E).


METHODS
Four interviewers being trained with the K-SADS-E scored independently 29 videotaped interviews performed with psychiatric outpatients in the ADHD Outpatient Clinic at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. Interrater agreement analysis was performed using the kappa coefficient (k).


RESULTS
Kappa coefficients were.93 (p<.001) for affective disorders,.9 (p<.001) for anxiety disorders,.94 (p<.001) for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders and disruptive behavior disorders.


CONCLUSIONS
These findings suggest an excellent interrater agreement for the diagnosis of several mental disorders in childhood and adolescence by the Brazilian Portuguese version of the K-SADS-E.
Polanczyk
Guilherme V
GV
ADHD Outpatient Clinic at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Department of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Eizirik
Mariana
M
Aranovich
Victor
V
Denardin
Daniel
D
da Silva
Tatiana L
TL
da Conceição
Tatiana V
TV
Pianca
Thiago G
TG
Rohde
Luis Augusto
LA
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015588:Observer Variation; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology