Measuring strengths and weaknesses in dimensional psychiatry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Extended Strengths and Weaknesses Assessment of Normal Behavior (E-SWAN) reconceptualizes each diagnostic criterion for selected DSM-5 disorders as a behavior, which can range from high (strengths) to low (weaknesses). Initial development focused on Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety, Major Depression, and Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder.

Methods

Data were collected from 523 participants (ages 6-17). Parents completed each of the four E-SWAN scales and traditional unidirectional scales addressing the same disorders. Distributional properties, Item Response Theory Analysis (IRT), and Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves were used to assess and compare the performance of E-SWAN and traditional scales.

Results

In contrast to the traditional sc

SUBMITTER: Alexander LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6916607 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature