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Validatie-onderzoek van het Nederlands Interview ten behoeve van Diagnostiek Autismespectrumstoornis bij volwassenen (NIDA)

Conditions
autismespectrumstoornis, autism spectrum disorder, persoonlijkheidsstoornis, personality disorder
Registration Number
NL-OMON27396
Lead Sponsor
Sarr Expertisecentrum AutismeOudedijk 763062 AG Rotterdam088-3585500
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for the ASD group are a primary diagnosis of DSM-IV Autistic Disorder or Asperger’s Disorder, and/or DSM-5 ASD, with or without a comorbid DSM-IV/5 personality disorder (PD), male gender, age ≥ 18 years, and no intellectual disability), at least a completed primary school and secondary education, and being able to state and/or recognize own (psychological and problematic) functioning. We will solely include males as males are diagnosed with ASD 3 to 4 times more than females. The diagnosis ASD (including AD and AS) will be verified by studying the diagnostic report including the diagnosis ASD based on clinical evaluation of autism-specific behaviors by direct observation of the patient and report of developmental and behavioral history and current functioning obtained by partner, parent or mentor. The ASD must be diagnosed in a multidisciplinair team consisting of at least a registered psychologist or psychiatrist. A possible comorbid PD must be assessed with the Dutch version of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II or DSM-5® Personality Disorders (SCID-II; First et al. 1997; SCID-5-PD; First et al. 2016a).

Inclusion criteria for the PD group are a primary diagnosis of DSM-IV and/or DSM-5 PD, assessed with the Dutch version of the SCID-II (First et al. 1997) or SCID-5-PD (First et al. 2016a), no past or current suspicion by health care professionals of and no diagnosis of DSM-IV/DSM-5 ASD, male gender, age ≥ 18 years, no intellectual disability, at least a completed primary school and secondary education, and being able to state and/or recognize own (psychological and problematic) functioning.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria for all participants are intellectual disability (IQ < 80), female gender, and presence of current suicidal ideation, and those who have been diagnosed ASD with the NIDA in the past.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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In order to answer the main research question ‘Is the NIDA a methodologically sound instrument for diagnosing ASD in adults?’, the following instruments will be used: NIDA, ADOS, SCID-5-PD interview and SCID-5-SPQ<br>In order to answer the first research question ‘Does the NIDA have a good interrater reliability?, we study the correlation of the outcomes on the eight questions of the NIDA between the interviewer and the observer, independently judging the item scores for current functioning on this instrument. <br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
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