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Reliability and validity of the SPAID-G checklist for detecting psychiatric disorders in adults with intellectual disability

Bertelli, Marco, Scuticchio, Daniela, Ferrandi, Angela, Lassi, Stefano, Mango, Francesco, Ciavatta, Claudio, Porcelli, Cesare, Bianco, Annamaria, Monchieri, Sergio·2012·Research in Developmental Disabilities
DOI 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.08.020
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SPAID (Psychiatric Instrument for the Intellectually Disabled Adult) is the first Italian tool-package for carrying out psychiatric diagnosis in adults with Intellectual Disabilities (ID). It includes the "G" form, for general diagnostic orientation, and specific checklists for all groups of syndromes stated by the available classification systems. SPAID was established to provide an easy and quick tool for daily practice of the personnel working with ID. The present study was aimed at evaluating psychometric and psychodiagnostic characteristics of the SPAID-G and at supplying new data on the prevalence rate of psychiatric disorders in a multicentric Italian sample of people with ID living in different settings. The SPAID-G was randomly applied to 304 participants with ID attending residential facilities or assessment services across Italy. A part of the sample was also consecutively assessed through the use of DASH, PDD-MRS and by the clinical application of the DSM-IV TR criteria. The correlation between SPAID-G scores and those provided by other evaluation tools was over 60%. Additionally, the internal consistency and inter-rater reliability resulted to be good. Psychopathological symptoms were detected in approximately 40% of the sample. Respectively, autistic spectrum disorders, impulse control disorders, mood disorders, and dramatic personality disorders were the diagnostic orientations providing the most prevalent over-threshold scores. SPAID-G seems to be a valid diag…

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Authors
Bertelli, M., Scuticchio, D., Ferrandi, A., Lassi, S., Mango, F., Ciavatta, C., Porcelli, C., Bianco, A., & Monchieri, S.
Affiliations
  • Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria (IT)
  • Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli (IT)
Corresponding author
Bertelli, Marco
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Research in Developmental Disabilities
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-03
Volume
33
Issue
2
Pages
382-390
ISSN
0891-4222 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.ridd.2011.08.020
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W1984765761
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en
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
Keywords
intellectual disability, mental illness, adults with intellectual disabilities, psychometric validation, diagnostic checklist, prevalence of mental disorders, autism spectrum disorder, impulse control disorders, mood disorders, personality disorders, inter-rater reliability, internal consistency, DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria, DASH
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Autistic Disorder, Mental Disorders, Female, Humans, Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders, Male, Mass Screening, Intellectual Disability, Middle Aged, Personality Disorders, Psychometrics, Reproducibility of Results, Prevalence, Mood Disorders, Young Adult, Checklist

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Bertelli, M., Scuticchio, D., Ferrandi, A., Lassi, S., Mango, F., Ciavatta, C., Porcelli, C., Bianco, A., & Monchieri, S. (2012). Reliability and validity of the SPAID-G checklist for detecting psychiatric disorders in adults with intellectual disability. Research in Developmental Disabilities. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2011.08.020

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