A new pictorial instrument for child and adolescent psychiatry: A pilot study

Monique Ernst; Katherine A. Godfrey; Raul R. Silva; Enrique R. Pouget; Joan Welkowitz

doi:10.1016/0165-1781(94)90049-3

A new pictorial instrument for child and adolescent psychiatry: A pilot study

Monique Ernst, Katherine A. Godfrey, Raul R. Silva, Enrique R. Pouget, Joan Welkowitz

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A pictorial instrument was developed to assess psychopathology in children aged 6 to 16 years. Symptom pictures (n = 137) representing DSM-III-R criteria were organized into seven diagnostic subscales. Clarity of the pictures was assessed in 31 normal children. Fifty-one psychiatric inpatient children completed the instrument using a 6-point visual analogue scale. Sensitivity to change was assessed in 15 children. The subscales' internal consistencies (Cronbach's α) ranged from 0.54 to 0.86. A canonical discriminant analysis among four diagnostic groups achieved a Wilks' λ of 0.67 (p = 0.02). This instrument may be a valuable adjunct to psychiatric interviews in children.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	87-104
Number of pages	18
Journal	Psychiatry research
Volume	51
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1781(94)90049-3
State	Published - Jan 1994

Keywords

Diagnosis
childhood psychosis
conduct disorder
depression
visual analogue scale

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Psychiatry and Mental health
Biological Psychiatry

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