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The Autism-Tics, ADHD and other Comorbidities inventory (A-TAC): previous and predictive validity.
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BMC psychiatry [BMC Psychiatry] 2017 Dec 16; Vol. 17 (1), pp. 403. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Dec 16. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Background: Reliable and easy to administer screening instruments focusing on neurodevelopmental disorders and associated conditions are scarce. The Autism-Tics, AD/HD and other Comorbidities inventory (A-TAC) has previously been validated and reporting good- excellent validity for several disorders. This article aims to expand these findings by including more conditions in a substantially larger sample augmented with the Swedish National Patient Register (NPR).<br />Methods: Since 2004 parents of all 9-year-old Swedish twins have been invited to participate in a telephone interview in the Child and Adolescent Twin Study in Sweden, CATSS. The CATSS is linked to the NPR which includes data from in- and outpatient care. Data on neurodevelopmental disorders (A-TAC) collected in CATSS were compared with diagnoses from the NPR. We investigated diagnoses that had been made both before (previous validity) and after (predictive validity) the interview.<br />Results: Sensitivity and specificity of A-TAC scores for predicting earlier or later clinical diagnoses were mostly good-excellent, with values of the area under the curve for a clinical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) of .98, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) .93, learning disorder (LD) .92, and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) .99, with small differences in terms of previous and predictive analyses. A-TAC provided little validity for eating disorders.<br />Conclusion: The result support previous claims: A-TAC is a broad screening instrument with a particular strength in assessing ASD, ADHD, LD, and ODD at ages 9 and 12, and also provides phenotypic information about other child psychiatric disorders.
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- Adolescent
Area Under Curve
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity psychology
Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders diagnosis
Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders psychology
Autistic Disorder psychology
Child
Comorbidity
Diseases in Twins psychology
Female
Humans
Learning Disabilities diagnosis
Learning Disabilities psychology
Male
Parents
Predictive Value of Tests
Registries
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sweden
Tic Disorders psychology
Twins psychology
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity diagnosis
Autistic Disorder diagnosis
Diseases in Twins diagnosis
Neuropsychological Tests standards
Tic Disorders diagnosis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1471-244X
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- 17
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- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- BMC psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29246205
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-017-1563-0