1. The 2014 Ontario Child Health Study Emotional Behavioural Scales (OCHS-EBS) Part I: A Checklist for Dimensional Measurement of Selected Disorders.
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Duncan, Laura, Georgiades, Katholiki, Wang, Li, Comeau, Jinette, Ferro, Mark A., Van Lieshout, Ryan J., Szatmari, Peter, Bennett, Kathryn, MacMillan, Harriet L., Lipman, Ellen L., Janus, Magdalena, Kata, Anna, and Boyle, Michael H.
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MENTAL health ,CHILDREN'S health ,STRUCTURAL equation modeling ,CONFIRMATORY factor analysis ,STATISTICAL reliability ,PSYCHIATRIC diagnosis ,RESEARCH ,RESEARCH evaluation ,RESEARCH methodology ,EVALUATION research ,MEDICAL cooperation ,PSYCHOLOGICAL tests ,PSYCHOMETRICS ,COMPARATIVE studies ,RESEARCH funding ,CLASSIFICATION of mental disorders ,STANDARDS - Abstract
Objectives: To describe the development and psychometric properties of the 2014 Ontario Child Health Study Emotional Behavioural Scales (OCHS-EBS) for dimensional measurement of 7 disorders based on criteria from the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).Methods: Scale items were selected by agreement among 19 child psychologists and psychiatrists rating the correspondence between item descriptions and DSM-5 symptoms. Psychometric evaluation of the item properties and parent/caregiver and youth scales came from a general population study of 10,802 children and youth aged 4 to 17 years in 6537 families. Test-retest reliability data were collected from a subsample of 280 children and their caregivers who independently completed the OCHS-EBS checklist on 2 occasions 7 to 14 days apart. Structural equation modelling was used to assess internal and external convergent and discriminant validity-the latter tested against the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents (MINI-KID).Results: Confirmatory factor analyses exhibited adequate item fit to all scales. Except for conduct disorder and youth-assessed separation anxiety disorder, internal (Cronbach's α) and test-retest reliability (Pearson's r) for scale scores were 0.70 or above. Except for youth-assessed conduct disorder, the OCHS-EBS met criteria for internal and convergent and discriminant validity. Compared with the MINI-KID, the OCHS-EBS met criteria for external convergent and discriminant validity.Conclusions: The OCHS-EBS provide reliable and valid dimensional measurement of 7 DSM-5 disorders assessed by caregivers and youth in the general population. Part II describes use of the OCHS-EBS as a categorical (present/absent) measure of disorder. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2019
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