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ArticleBMC psychiatry2019

Diagnostic validity of the MINI-KID disorder classifications in specialized child and adolescent psychiatric outpatient clinics in Sweden.

Camilla Högberg, Eva Billstedt, Caroline Björck, Per-Olof Björck, Stephan Ehlers, Lars-Henry Gustle, Clara Hellner, Henrik Höök, Eva Serlachius, Mats A Svensson and 1 more

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Camilla HögbergChild and Adolescent Psychiatry, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden.
Eva BillstedtInstitute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-4200-2149
Caroline BjörckFunction Allied Health professionals, Stockholm County Council, Karolinska University hospital, Solna, Sweden.
Per-Olof BjörckChild and Adolescent Psychiatry, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden.
Stephan EhlersChild and Adolescent Psychiatry, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Lars-Henry GustleChild and Adolescent Psychiatry, Region of Skåne, Lund, Sweden.
Clara HellnerCentre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-8375-9447
Henrik HöökChild and Adolescent Psychiatry, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden.
Eva SerlachiusCentre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-7115-6422
Mats A SvenssonChild and Adolescent Psychiatry, Region of Skåne, Lund, Sweden.
Jan-Olov LarssonDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Widerströmska huset, Tomtebodavägen 18A, S-171 77, Stockholm, Sweden. jan-olov.larsson@ki.se.ORCID 0000-0002-8198-9070

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Abstract

backgroundMissing diagnostic information often results poor accuracy of the clinical diagnostic decision process. The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents (MINI-KID) is a short standardized diagnostic interview and covers a rather broad range of diagnoses applicable to children and adolescents. MINI-KID disorder classifications have shown test-retest reliability and validity comparable to other standardized diagnostic interviews and is claimed to be a useful tool for diagnostic screening in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric care. The concordance between the Swedish language version of the MINI-KID Interview and LEAD (Longitudinal, Expert, All Data) research diagnoses was studied in secondary child and adolescent psychiatric outpatient care.

methodsMINI-KID interviews were performed for 101 patients, boys n = 50, girls n = 51, aged 4 to 18 years. The duration of the interview was on average 46 min, the child/adolescent participating together with the parent(s) in most cases. The seven most prevalent diagnoses were included in the analyses.

resultsThe average overall percent agreement (OPA) between MINI-KID and LEAD was 79.5%, the average percent positive agreement (PPA) 35.4 and the average percent negative agreement (NPA) 92.7. OPA was highest for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) (0.89), Tic disorders (0.88) and Pervasive developmental disorders (0.81). There were similar results in diagnostic agreement comparing the two versions: the standard MINI-KID and MINI-KID for parents. The specific screening questions in MINI-KID resulted in additional preliminary diagnoses compared with the regular initial clinical assessment.

conclusionsOverall, there was an acceptable agreement between MINI-KID disorder classifications and research diagnoses according to LEAD. The standardized interview MINI-KID could be considered as a tool with the possibility to give valuable information in the diagnostic process in child and adolescent care which is similar to the setting in the present study.

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AdolescentAmbulatory Care FacilitiesChildChild Development Disorders, PervasiveChild, PreschoolCommunity Mental Health ServicesFemaleHumansMaleMedicineObsessive-Compulsive DisorderParentsPrevalencePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesReproducibility of ResultsSwedenChild and adolescent psychiatryLEADMINI-KIDStandardized interviewValidity

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