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Evaluating the Interrater Reliability of the Icelandic Version of K-SADS-PL DSM-5

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The Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime version (K-SADS-PL) is a valuable tool for diagnosing mental disorders in children and adolescents. Previous studies have examined its interrater reliability, but there is limited information on individual disorders, on the updated DSM-5 version. This study aims to analyse the interrater reliability of the Icelandic translation of K-SADS-PL, DSM-5 version. K-SADS-PL was administered to a clinical sample of outpatients from the Icelandic Anxiety Centre for Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults, and The Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Landspítali, the National University Hospital in Reykjavík, Iceland. In total, 135 patients aged 6–18 were included in this study. We assessed the interrater reliability using Cohen’s κ, with results ranging from poor to excellent (0.3–1.0), though most disorders showed excellent reliability (κ > 0.75). The Icelandic translation of the DSM-5 K-SADS-PL is generally reliable when used by properly trained post-graduate students, which supports its use in clinical settings.

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This work was supported by the University of Iceland Research Fund. The funding source had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.

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  1. Children’s Mental Health Center for the Primary Health Care of the Capital Area (Geðheilsumistöð barna Heilsugæslu höfuðborgarsvæðisins), Reykjavík, Iceland

    Hans Hektor Hannesson

  2. Faculty of Psychology, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland

    Orri Smárason, Inga Wessman & Gudmundur Skarphéðinsson

  3. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Aarhus University Hospital, Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark

    Davíð R. M. A. Højgaard

  4. Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland

    Bertrand Lauth

  5. The Icelandic Anxiety Centre for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults, Reykjavik, Iceland

    Steinunn Anna Sigurjónsdóttir

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All authors contributed to study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection or statistical analysis were performed by all authors. The first draft of the manuscript was written by HHH and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Hannesson, H.H., Smárason, O., Højgaard, D.R.M.A. et al. Evaluating the Interrater Reliability of the Icelandic Version of K-SADS-PL DSM-5. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-023-01644-4

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