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The Autism-Tics, AD/HD and other Comorbidities (A-TAC) telephone interview: Convergence with the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL).

Hansson, Sara Lina LU ; Larson, Tomas LU ; Ståhlberg, Ola ; Carlström, Eva ; Gillberg, Carina ; Anckarsäter, Henrik LU ; Råstam, Maria LU orcid ; Lichtenstein, Paul and Gillberg, Christopher (2010) In Nordic Journal of Psychiatry 64(3). p.218-224
Abstract
Objective: To compare telephone interview screening for child psychiatric/neuropsychiatric disorders using the inventory of Autism-Tics, Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) and other Comorbidities (A-TAC) with results from the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Background: The A-TAC is a parent telephone interview focusing on autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and co-existing problems, developed for lay interviewers. Subjects and methods: A-TAC telephone interviews and CBCL questionnaires were obtained from parents of 106 Swedish twin pairs aged 9 and 12 years. Results: Correlations between A-TAC modules and CBCL scales aimed at measuring similar concepts were generally significant albeit modest, with correlation coefficients... (More)
Objective: To compare telephone interview screening for child psychiatric/neuropsychiatric disorders using the inventory of Autism-Tics, Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) and other Comorbidities (A-TAC) with results from the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Background: The A-TAC is a parent telephone interview focusing on autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and co-existing problems, developed for lay interviewers. Subjects and methods: A-TAC telephone interviews and CBCL questionnaires were obtained from parents of 106 Swedish twin pairs aged 9 and 12 years. Results: Correlations between A-TAC modules and CBCL scales aimed at measuring similar concepts were generally significant albeit modest, with correlation coefficients ranging from 0.30 through 0.55. Conclusion: The A-TAC has convergent validity with the CBCL in several problem areas, but the A-TAC also provides more detailed and specific assessments of ASD symptoms and related neuropsychiatric problems. (Less)
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Child psychiatry, Screening, AD/HD, Autism, Validity.
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64
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218 - 224
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1502-4725
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10.3109/08039480903514443
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  author       = {{Hansson, Sara Lina and Larson, Tomas and Ståhlberg, Ola and Carlström, Eva and Gillberg, Carina and Anckarsäter, Henrik and Råstam, Maria and Lichtenstein, Paul and Gillberg, Christopher}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  publisher    = {{Informa Healthcare}},
  series       = {{Nordic Journal of Psychiatry}},
  title        = {{The Autism-Tics, AD/HD and other Comorbidities (A-TAC) telephone interview: Convergence with the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL).}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/08039480903514443}},
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