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J Psychopathol Behav Assess (2012) 34:467475 DOI 10.1007/s10862-012-9294-5
Diagnosing Oppositional Defiant Disorder Using the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV: Parent Version and the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children
Scott R. Anderson & Thomas H. Ollendick
Published online: 19 May 2012# Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012
Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine whether the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSMIV: Parent Version (ADISP) is a valid diagnostic tool for the assessment of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) in youth. Although there is considerable evidence that the ADISP is effective in diagnosing anxiety disorders in youth, no studies have yet examined its validity in assessing ODD. In contrast, a number of studies support the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for ChildrenVersion IV (DISCIV) as a reliable and valid tool in the assessment of ODD. In the present study, the ADISP and DISCIV ODD modules were administered in a counterbalanced order to the parents of a clinical sample of 106 children between 7 and 14 years of age referred for the treatment of ODD. It was hypothesized that the ODD module of the ADISP would be valid as determined by its concurrent and convergent validity with the DISCIV, the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC) Aggression and Conduct Problems scales, and the Disruptive Behavior Disorders rating scale (DBD). Results demonstrated that ADISP ODD diagnoses had moderate agreement with DISCIV ODD diagnoses (0.46, p<.001) and that Pearson correlations of ADIS symptom counts with questionnaire scales were similar in magnitude with correlations of DISCIV symptom counts with the same questionnaires. Overall, findings suggest that
clinicians and researchers can use the ADISP as an empirically-supported diagnostic interview for assessing childrens oppositional problems.
Keywords Oppositional Defiant Disorder . Interview schedule . Disruptive behaviors . Assessment
Conduct problems such as Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) are among the most prevalent problems in childhood (Wolff and Ollendick 2010). Children meet criteria for ODD if they exhibit a pattern of negativistic, defiant, disobedient, and hostile behavior toward caregivers and/or other authority figures for at least 6 months, as evidenced by the frequent occurrence of at least 4 of the 8 symptoms of the disorder (see American Psychiatric Association 2000, p. 100). To meet criteria for the diagnosis, these oppositional behaviors should be more frequent, severe,...