Antisocial personality disorder subscale (Chinese version) of the structured clinical interview for the DSM-IV axis II disorders: Validation study in Cantonese-speaking Hong Kong Chinese

Objective: Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is a risk factor for violence and is associated with poor treatment response when it is a co-morbid condition with substance abuse. It is an under-recognised clinical entity in the local Hong Kong setting, for which there are only a few available Chi...

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Published in:	East Asian archives of psychiatry Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 37 - 44
Main Authors:	Tang, D Y Y, Liu, A C Y, Leung, M H T, Siu, B W M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hong Kong Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists 01-06-2013 The Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists Ltd Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
Subjects:	Adult Alcohol Antisocial personality disorder Antisocial Personality Disorder - diagnosis Antisocial personality disorders Asian Continental Ancestry Group - psychology Behaviorism (Psychology) Diagnosis Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Evaluation Female Hong Kong Humans Male Mental disorders Middle Aged Observer Variation Predictive Value of Tests Prevention Prisoners Psychological tests Psychopaths Psychosis Rating scales Reproducibility of Results Sensitivity and Specificity Sociopathic personality Substance abuse Treatment Violence Hong Kong Hong Kong China China Psychiatric status rating scales Hong Kong Antisocial personality disorder Validation studies
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Summary:	Objective: Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is a risk factor for violence and is associated with poor treatment response when it is a co-morbid condition with substance abuse. It is an under-recognised clinical entity in the local Hong Kong setting, for which there are only a few available Chinese-language diagnostic instruments. None has been tested for its psychometric properties in the Cantonese-speaking population in Hong Kong. This study therefore aimed to assess the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the ASPD subscale of the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-IV Axis II Disorders (SCID-II) in Hong Kong Chinese. Methods: This assessment tool was modified according to dialectal differences between Mainland China and Hong Kong. Inpatients in Castle Peak Hospital, Hong Kong, who were designated for priority followup based on their assessed propensity for violence and who fulfilled the inclusion criteria for the study, were recruited. To assess the level of agreement, best-estimate diagnosis made by a multidisciplinary team was compared with diagnostic status determined by the SCID-II ASPD subscale. The internal consistency, sensitivity, and specificity of the subscale were also calculated. Results: The internal consistency of the subscale was acceptable at 0.79, whereas the test-retest reliability and inter-rater reliability showed an excellent and good agreement of 0.90 and 0.86, respectively. Bestestimate clinical diagnosis–SCID diagnosis agreement was acceptable at 0.76. The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values were 0.91, 0.86, 0.83, and 0.93, respectively. Conclusion: The Chinese version of the SCID-II ASPD subscale is reliable and valid for diagnosing ASPD in a Cantonese-speaking clinical population.
Bibliography:	East Asian Archives of Psychiatry, Vol. 23, No. 2, Jun 2013, 37-44 Informit, Melbourne (Vic) ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	2078-9947 2224-7041