TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation and comparison of psychometric instruments for pediatric bipolar spectrum disorders in four age groups
AU - Frazier, Thomas W.
AU - Demeter, Christine A.
AU - Youngstrom, Eric A.
AU - Calabrese, Joseph R.
AU - Stansbrey, Robert J.
AU - McNamara, Nora K.
AU - Findling, Robert L.
PY - 2007/12/1
Y1 - 2007/12/1
N2 - The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the psychometric characteristics of the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), the K-SADS Mania Rating Scale (KMRS), and the Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R) across four age groups (4-7, 8-10, 11-13, and 14-17 years). The interrater reliability of K-SADS diagnoses was also examined. Participants included 1,014 youths (62.1% male) presenting to an outpatient clinical research center. Diagnoses were based upon semistructured K-SADS interviews. Symptomatic assessments and ratings of psychosocial functioning were completed following the diagnostic interview. Mania measures showed unifactorial structure and good internal consistency reliability (α = 0.79-0.95) across all ages groups. The CDRS-R factor structure shifted from one to two factors in adolescents. For all ages and symptom measures, reliability was excellent in the range where differential diagnosis is most difficult. Efficiencies in discriminating bipolar spectrum disorders from other disorders were excellent (areas under the curve, AUCs = 0.92-0.99) for mania measures, with comparable discrimination across age groups. Interrater reliability of K-SADS diagnoses was excellent across age groups (smallest κ = 0.95). Results indicate that mania measures are useful for assessing symptoms across a wide range of ages. The CDRS-R may be better conceptualized as a two-factor measure in older adolescents. The semistructured K-SADS interview can be used to generate reliable diagnoses across a broad age range.
AB - The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the psychometric characteristics of the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), the K-SADS Mania Rating Scale (KMRS), and the Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R) across four age groups (4-7, 8-10, 11-13, and 14-17 years). The interrater reliability of K-SADS diagnoses was also examined. Participants included 1,014 youths (62.1% male) presenting to an outpatient clinical research center. Diagnoses were based upon semistructured K-SADS interviews. Symptomatic assessments and ratings of psychosocial functioning were completed following the diagnostic interview. Mania measures showed unifactorial structure and good internal consistency reliability (α = 0.79-0.95) across all ages groups. The CDRS-R factor structure shifted from one to two factors in adolescents. For all ages and symptom measures, reliability was excellent in the range where differential diagnosis is most difficult. Efficiencies in discriminating bipolar spectrum disorders from other disorders were excellent (areas under the curve, AUCs = 0.92-0.99) for mania measures, with comparable discrimination across age groups. Interrater reliability of K-SADS diagnoses was excellent across age groups (smallest κ = 0.95). Results indicate that mania measures are useful for assessing symptoms across a wide range of ages. The CDRS-R may be better conceptualized as a two-factor measure in older adolescents. The semistructured K-SADS interview can be used to generate reliable diagnoses across a broad age range.
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U2 - 10.1089/cap.2007.0057
DO - 10.1089/cap.2007.0057
M3 - Article
C2 - 18315456
AN - SCOPUS:38549177399
SN - 1044-5463
VL - 17
SP - 853
EP - 866
JO - Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology
JF - Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology
IS - 6
ER -