Brief Report: Interrater Reliability of Clinical Diagnosis and DSM-IV Criteria for Autistic Disorder: Results of the DSM-IV Autism Field Trial

This study examined the inter-rater reliability of clinician-assigned diagnosis of autism using or not using the criteria specified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV (DSM-IV). For experienced raters there was little difference in reliability in the two conditions. However, a clinically sig...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2000-04, Vol.30 (2), p.163-167
Hauptverfasser:	Klin, Ami, Lang, Jason, Cicchetti, Domenic V, Volkmar, Fred R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Algorithms Autism Autistic Disorder - classification Autistic Disorder - diagnosis Child Child & adolescent psychiatry Child Development Disorders, Pervasive - classification Child Development Disorders, Pervasive - diagnosis Child, Preschool Clinical Diagnosis Clinical Experience Developmental Disabilities Diagnosis, Differential Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Female Humans Interrater Reliability Language Impairments Male Medical Evaluation Mental Disorders Observer Variation Professional Training Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - statistics & numerical data Psychometrics Reproducibility of Results
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Zusammenfassung:	This study examined the inter-rater reliability of clinician-assigned diagnosis of autism using or not using the criteria specified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV (DSM-IV). For experienced raters there was little difference in reliability in the two conditions. However, a clinically significant improvement in diagnostic reliability occurred when inexperienced raters used the DSM-IV criteria. (Contains references.) (DB)
ISSN:	0162-3257 1573-3432
DOI:	10.1023/a:1005415823867