The Dominic-R: A Pictorial Interview for 6- to 11-Year-Old Children

Valla, Jean-Pierre; Bergeron, Lise; Smolla, Nicole

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“…The seventh, specific phobias, does not map exactly to the diagnostic criteria of the DSM-IV as the other categories do (Valla, 2000) because of the assessment of multiple types of phobias (e.g., spiders, heights). The diagnostic categories assessed include specific phobias, separation anxiety disorder (SAD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), major depression/ dysthymia (MDD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), conduct disorder (CD), and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).…”

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“…The cut points were based on statistical and clinical factors presented in the DI manual (Valla, 2000) and do not correspond to a diagnosis because frequency and duration of behavior is not assessed as is required for a DSM-IV diagnosis. Despite mapping onto DSM-IV symptoms, this assessment does not purport to diagnose; rather, it assesses the child's self-report of symptoms in several commonly diagnosed childhood disorders.…”

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“…For example, one study found that school-age children's report on the Children's Depression Inventory, a questionnaire targeting depressive symptoms, was a better predictor of some later outcomes (e.g., diagnosis of major depression) than their parent's report (Ialongo, Edelsohn, & Kellan, 2001). Efforts at improving reliability and validity of self-report measures for young children have resulted in format changes, with newly Crnic, & Bohnert, 1999;Ernst, Cookus, & Moravec, 2000;Martini, Strayhorn, & Puig-Antich, 1990;Valla, Bergeron, & Smolla, 2000).One such measure, the Dominic Interactive (DI) assessment, is a computerized self-report of seven disorders from the DSM-IV that capitalizes on auditory and visual components, does not require the child to rate their behavior based on time components (e.g., past week, past month), has a running time of 15 min, and automatically records and calculates symptom scores (Valla et al, 2000). The DI was originally developed as a paper-and-pencil test titled the Dominic-R and was based on DSM-III-R criteria.…”

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“…developed self-report questionnaires incorporating pictorial representations of questions and developmentally sensitive language into traditional self-report measures (e.g., Edelbrock, Crnic, & Bohnert, 1999;Ernst, Cookus, & Moravec, 2000;Martini, Strayhorn, & Puig-Antich, 1990;Valla, Bergeron, & Smolla, 2000).…”

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Psychometric Properties of the Dominic Interactive Assessment

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The reliability and validity of the Dominic Interactive (DI) assessment were evaluated. The DI is a computerized, self-report measure for children, which assesses symptom presence for seven DSM-IV diagnoses. The participants were 322 children (169 cocaine exposed, 153 not cocaine exposed) who were recruited at birth for a prospective longitudinal study. At 6 years of age, measures of selfreport, parent report, and observational data were collected. Moderate to excellent internal consistencies on the DI were found for the total sample as well as for cocaine status and gender. Concurrent validity correlations between DI scales and the Child Behavior Checklist, Affect in Play Scale, a modified Conners's Teachers Rating Scale, and the Parenting Stress Index were examined. Significant relationships among scales were more apt to be among comparisons that assessed externalizing behaviors. Overall, low correlations were obtained, which are comparable to other studies that evaluate agreement between child and parent report of behaviors. KeywordsDominic Interactive; child self-report; cocaine exposure; CBCL Reliable and valid assessment of mental health symptoms from a young child's perspective is a topic of interest in clinical and research settings. Typically, assessments are conducted using standardized structured interviews, such as the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC) (Shaffer, Fisher, Lucas, Dulcan, & Schwab-Stone, 2000) or the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children (K-SADS) (Kaufman et al., 1997). However, the development of children's cognitive and emotional capabilities may affect the quality and accuracy of children's self-report. Indeed, the reliability and validity of these diagnostic interviews with young children have been questioned (Breton et al., 1995;Edelbrock, Costello, Dulcan, Kalas, & Calabro Conover, 1985;Schwab-Stone, 1995;Schwab-Stone, Fallon, Briggs, & Crowther, 1994).The criticisms include poor test-retest reliability (Edelbrock et al., 1985; Fallon & SchwabStone, 1994), poor comprehension (Breton et al., 1995), and lengthy administration time . Thus, clinical assessments are often supplemented with children's self-report measures that rely on a questionnaire format because these self-reports have been found to provide useful information. For example, one study found that school-age children's report on the Children's Depression Inventory, a questionnaire targeting depressive symptoms, was a better predictor of some later outcomes (e.g., diagnosis of major depression) than their parent's report (Ialongo, Edelsohn, & Kellan, 2001). Efforts at improving reliability and validity of self-report measures for young children have resulted in format changes, with newly Crnic, & Bohnert, 1999;Ernst, Cookus, & Moravec, 2000;Martini, Strayhorn, & Puig-Antich, 1990;Valla, Bergeron, & Smolla, 2000).One such measure, the Dominic Interactive (DI) assessment, is a computerized self-report of seven disorders from the DSM-IV that capitalizes on auditory...

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“…The Dominic-R: a Pictorial Interview [34] developed by Valla in 1997 and revised in 2000 is for children between 6 to 11years of age. It is a fully structured questionnaire based on the DSM IIIR to assess mental disorders in children.…”

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A Review of Picture Based Psychological Assessment tools for children and adolescents

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Hirisave²

2015

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Children connect better with pictures than they do to verbal material. The review traces the application of pictures in the area of psychological assessment with children and adolescents. Pictures have been used as testing material in the domain of projective testing and self report formats. The pictorial tests available in each of the domains have been reviewed and separate analysis has been provided for each domain. The review focuses on the advantages of pictorial measures, their scope in the Indian context and challenges in development of pictorial measures.

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Developmental Epidemiology

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Angold²

2015

Developmental Psychopathology

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The Dominic-R: A Pictorial Interview for 6- to 11-Year-Old Children

Cited by 159 publications

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Psychometric Properties of the Dominic Interactive Assessment

Psychometric Properties of the Dominic Interactive Assessment

A Review of Picture Based Psychological Assessment tools for children and adolescents

Developmental Epidemiology

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