A study of disruptive behavior disorders in Puerto Rican youth: I. Background, design, and survey methods.
OBJECTIVE
This is the first of two related articles on a study carried out between 2000 and 2003 designed to assess the prevalence, associated comorbidities, and correlates of disruptive behavior disorders in two populations of Puerto Rican children: one in the Standard Metropolitan Areas of San Juan and Caguas in Puerto Rico, and the other in the south Bronx in New York City.


METHODS
This article provides the study's background, design, and methodology. Probability samples of children ages 5 to 13 years were drawn at the two sites (n = 2,491). Subjects and their primary caretakers were interviewed using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children-IV and a wide array of risk factor measures. The samples were weighted to correct for differences in the probability of selection resulting from sample design and to adjust for differences from the 2000 U.S. Census in the age/gender distribution.


RESULTS
The samples are representative of the populations of Puerto Rican children in the south Bronx and in the Standard Metropolitan Areas in Puerto Rico. Of the 2,940 children identified as eligible for the study, 2,491 participated for an overall compliance rate of 85%.


CONCLUSIONS
The study results, to be described in an accompanying report, are generalizable to the two target populations.
Bird
Héctor R
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Drs. Bird, Duarte, and Hoven, Ms. Wicks, Mr. Davies, and Mr. Musa are with the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child Psychiatry, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York; Drs. Canino, Febo, and Ramírez are with the Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan; and Dr. Loeber is with the Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh. Electronic address: birdh@childpsych.columbia.edu.
Canino
Glorisa J
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Drs. Bird, Duarte, and Hoven, Ms. Wicks, Mr. Davies, and Mr. Musa are with the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child Psychiatry, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York; Drs. Canino, Febo, and Ramírez are with the Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan; and Dr. Loeber is with the Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh.
Davies
Mark
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Drs. Bird, Duarte, and Hoven, Ms. Wicks, Mr. Davies, and Mr. Musa are with the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child Psychiatry, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York; Drs. Canino, Febo, and Ramírez are with the Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan; and Dr. Loeber is with the Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh.
Duarte
Cristiane S
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Drs. Bird, Duarte, and Hoven, Ms. Wicks, Mr. Davies, and Mr. Musa are with the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child Psychiatry, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York; Drs. Canino, Febo, and Ramírez are with the Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan; and Dr. Loeber is with the Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh.
Febo
Vivian
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Drs. Bird, Duarte, and Hoven, Ms. Wicks, Mr. Davies, and Mr. Musa are with the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child Psychiatry, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York; Drs. Canino, Febo, and Ramírez are with the Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan; and Dr. Loeber is with the Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh.
Ramírez
Rafael
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Drs. Bird, Duarte, and Hoven, Ms. Wicks, Mr. Davies, and Mr. Musa are with the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child Psychiatry, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York; Drs. Canino, Febo, and Ramírez are with the Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan; and Dr. Loeber is with the Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh.
Hoven
Christina
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Drs. Bird, Duarte, and Hoven, Ms. Wicks, Mr. Davies, and Mr. Musa are with the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child Psychiatry, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York; Drs. Canino, Febo, and Ramírez are with the Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan; and Dr. Loeber is with the Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh.
Wicks
Judith
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Drs. Bird, Duarte, and Hoven, Ms. Wicks, Mr. Davies, and Mr. Musa are with the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child Psychiatry, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York; Drs. Canino, Febo, and Ramírez are with the Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan; and Dr. Loeber is with the Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh.
Musa
George
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Drs. Bird, Duarte, and Hoven, Ms. Wicks, Mr. Davies, and Mr. Musa are with the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child Psychiatry, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York; Drs. Canino, Febo, and Ramírez are with the Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan; and Dr. Loeber is with the Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh.
Loeber
Rolf
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Drs. Bird, Duarte, and Hoven, Ms. Wicks, Mr. Davies, and Mr. Musa are with the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child Psychiatry, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York; Drs. Canino, Febo, and Ramírez are with the Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan; and Dr. Loeber is with the Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh.
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