Abstract
The Children’s Interview for Psychiatric Syndromes-Parent Version (P-ChIPS) is a structured psychiatric interview designed to assess the presence of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents. This study examined the reliability and validity of the P-ChIPS in 61 youngsters (6- to 17-years-old) with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Reliability analyses were conducted according to level of functioning and language level. Results indicated that interrater reliability values were largely in the good to excellent range. Concordance between the P-ChIPS and the Child and Adolescent Symptoms Inventory was fair for the majority of disorders. Percent overall agreement for most disorders was good, lending support to the validity of the P-ChIPS. The results of this study suggest that the P-ChIPS is appropriate for this population.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Ambrosini, P. J. (2000). Historical development and present status of the schedule for affective disorders and schizophrenia for school-age children (K-SADS). Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 39, 49–58.
Cicchetti, D. V. (1994). Guidelines, criteria, and rules of thumb for evaluating normed and standardized assessment instruments in psychology. Psychological Assessment, 6, 284–290.
Cooray, S., Gabriel, S., & Gaus, V. (2007). Anxiety disorders. In R. Fletcher, E. Loschen, C. Stavrakaki, & M. Fist (Eds.), Diagnostic manual-intellectual disability: A textbook of diagnosis of mental disorders in persons with intellectual disability (pp. 317–349). Kingston, NY: NADD Press.
Costell, E. J., Egger, H., & Angold, A. (2005). 10-year research update review: The epidemiology of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders: I. Methods and public health burden. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 44, 972–986.
DeBruin, E. I., Ferdinand, R. F., Meester, S., de Nijs, F. A., & Verheij, F. (2007). High rates of psychiatric co-morbidity in PDD-NOS. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37, 877–886.
Findlay, W. M., & Lyons, E. (2001). Methodological issues in interviewing and using self-report questionnaires with people with mental retardation. Psychological Assessment, 13, 319–335.
Fletcher, R., Loschen, E., Stavrakaki, C., & First, M. (2007). Introduction. In R. Fletcher, E. Loschen, C. Stavrakaki, & M. Fist (Eds.), Diagnostic manual-intellectual disability: A textbook of diagnosis of mental disorders in persons with intellectual disability (pp. 1–10) Kingston, NY: NADD Press.
Fristad, M., Teare, M., Weller, E. B., Weller, R. A., & Salmon, P. (1998). Study III: Development and concurrent validity of the children’s interview for psychiatric syndromes-parent version (P-ChIPS). Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 8, 221–226.
Gadow, K. (1997). Child symptom inventory-4. Stony Brook, NY: Checkmate Plus, Ltd.
Gadow, K. D., DeVincent, C. J., & Pomeroy, J. (2006). ADHD symptom subtypes in children with pervasive developmental disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 36, 271–283.
Gadow, K. D., DeVincent, C., & Schneider, J. (2008). Predictors of psychiatric syndromes in children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38, 1710–1720.
Gadow, K. D., & Sprafkin, J. (2002). Child symptom inventory 4: Screening and norms manual. Stony Brook, NY: Checkmate Plus.
Kim, J. A., Szatmari, P., Bryson, S. E., Striener, D. L., & Wilson, F. J. (2000). The prevalence of anxiety and mood problems among children with autism and Asperger syndrome. Autism, 4, 117–132.
Lecavalier, L. (2006). Behavior and emotional problems in young people with pervasive developmental disorders: Relative prevalence, effects of subject characteristics, and empirical classification. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 36, 1101–1114.
Lecavalier, L., Gadow, K. D., DeVincent, C. J., & Edwards, M. C. (2009). Validation of DSM-IV model of psychiatric syndromes in children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 39, 278–289.
Leyfer, O. T., Folstein, S. E., Bacalman, S., Davis, N. O., Dinh, E., Morgan, J., et al. (2006). Comorbid psychiatric disorders in children with autism: Interview development and rates of disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 36, 849–861.
Muris, P., Steerneman, P., Merckelbach, H., Holdrinet, I., & Meesters, C. (1998). Comorbid anxiety symptoms in children with pervasive developmental disorders. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 12, 387–393.
Puig-Antich, J., & Chambers, W. (1978). The schedule for affective disorders and schizophrenia for school-age children (Kiddie-SADS). New York: New York State Psychiatric Institute.
Roid, G. H. (2003). Stanford-Binet intelligence scales (5th ed.). Itasca, IL: Riverside Publishing.
Rutter, M., LeCouteur, A., & Lord, C. (2003). Autism diagnostic interview—Revised. Los Angeles, CA: Western Psychological Services.
Simonoff, E., Pickles, A., Charman, T., Chandler, S., Loucas, T., & Baird, G. (2008). Psychiatric disorders in children with autism spectrum disorders: prevalence, comorbidity, and associated factors in a population derived sample. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 47, 921–929.
Sukhodolsky, D. G., Scahill, L., Gadow, K. D., Arnold, E., Aman, M. G., McDougle, C. J., et al. (2008). Parent-rated anxiety symptoms in children with pervasive developmental disorders: Frequency, distribution, and association with the core autism symptoms and cognitive functioning. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 36, 117–128.
Swenson, L. P., Esposito-Smythers, C., Hunt, J. I., Hollander, B. L., Dyl, J., Rizzo, C. J., et al. (2007). Validity of the children’s interview for psychiatric syndromes (ChIPS) with psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 46, 1482–1490.
Teare, M., Fristad, M., Weller, E. B., Weller, R. A., & Salmon, P. (1998). Study I: Development and criterion validity of the children’s interview for psychiatric syndromes (ChIPS). Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 8, 205–211.
Tonge, B. J., & Einfeld, S. L. (2003). Psychopathology and intellectual disability: The Australian child to adult longitudinal study. International Review of Research in Mental Retardation, 26, 61–91.
Verducci, J. S., Mack, M. E., & DeGroot, M. H. (1988). Estimating multiple rater agreement for a rare disorder. Journal of Multivariate Analysis, 27, 512–535.
Weller, E. B., Weller, R. A., Fristad, M. A., Rooney, M. T., & Schecter, J. (2000). Children’s interview for psychiatric symptoms (ChIPS). Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 39, 76–84.
Weller, E. B., Weller, R. A., Teare, M., & Fristad, M. A. (1999). Parent version-children’s interview for psychiatric syndromes (P-ChIPS). Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press.
Witwer, A., & Lecavalier, L. (2010). Validity of comorbid psychiatric disorders in children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 22, 367–380.
Acknowledgments
Financial support for this study was provided by grants from the Ohio Department of Mental Health, Ohio State Graduate Research Alumni Grants, and the Nisonger Center. This manuscript was prepared based on first author’s doctoral dissertation.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Witwer, A.N., Lecavalier, L. & Norris, M. Reliability and Validity of the Children’s Interview for Psychiatric Syndromes-Parent Version in Autism Spectrum Disorders. J Autism Dev Disord 42, 1949–1958 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-012-1442-y
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-012-1442-y