The Problem of Same-Rater Bias

TY - JOUR

T1 - The Problem of Same-Rater Bias

AU - Rimvall, Martin K

AU - Jeppesen, Pia

AU - Verhulst, Frank

PY - 2018/9

Y1 - 2018/9

N2 - The diagnostic process in child and adolescent psychiatry relies heavily on information from multiple informants, including parents, teachers, and the child itself. It has long been well known that information from informants who see the child in different settings may differ, but that each type of informant may contribute useful and unique information to the prediction of mental health problems.1 The diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) depends on reports from informants who see the child in different settings. This is illustrated in the DSM-5, in which the diagnostic criteria require several inattentive or hyperactive-impulsive symptoms to be present in two or more settings.

AB - The diagnostic process in child and adolescent psychiatry relies heavily on information from multiple informants, including parents, teachers, and the child itself. It has long been well known that information from informants who see the child in different settings may differ, but that each type of informant may contribute useful and unique information to the prediction of mental health problems.1 The diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) depends on reports from informants who see the child in different settings. This is illustrated in the DSM-5, in which the diagnostic criteria require several inattentive or hyperactive-impulsive symptoms to be present in two or more settings.

U2 - 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.04.019

DO - 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.04.019

M3 - Comment/debate

C2 - 30196876

SN - 0890-8567

VL - 57

SP - 700

EP - 701

JO - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

JF - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

IS - 9

ER -