title: The test-retest reliability and screening efficiency of DISC Predictive Scales-version 4.32 (DPS-4.32) with Chinese children/youths.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The DISC Predictive Scales-4.32 (DPS-4.32) were short-forms of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children-IV (DISC-IV).
  
  
  METHODS
  The psychometric properties of DPS-4.32 were tested on two Chinese samples: a clinic sample of 83 children/youths, and a community sample of 541 youths.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both Parent and Youth DPS-4.32 exhibited good-to-excellent test-retest reliability. Their screening efficiency was examined respectively against DSM-IV diagnoses of the full-length Parent and Youth DISC-IV. Results indicated large AUCs (Area under Receiver-Operating Characteristic Curve), as well as high sensitivity, specificity, and negative predictive values, supporting the capability of DPS-4.32 to differentiate cases from noncases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  DPS-4.32 held promise as efficient short-forms of DISC-IV, screening DSM-IV diagnoses. They were also applicable to the Chinese population, demonstrating their cross-cultural applicability.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 3/F, Sino Building, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, PRC. pleung@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: Patrick W L
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Christopher P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: Se-fong
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Shi-leung
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kwong
authors.forename: Chun-pan
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Chi-chiu
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ting-pong
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Felice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lieh-Mak
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shaffer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results