| Adolescent
Symptom Inventory-4 Parent Checklist (ASI-4) |
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The Adolescent Symptom Inventory-4
(ASI-4) is a behavior rating scale that screens for a variety of adolescent psychiatric disorders
and is based on the criteria specified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (1994;
American Psychiatric Association). The ASI-4 is appropriate for use with
male and female adolescents aged 12-18.
ASI-4 scores show a high degree of
correspondence with psychiatric diagnosis (predictive validity) and correlate
well with other commonly used dimensional scales of psychopathology (concurrent validity). As a
result, the ASI-4 is useful as a screening instrument in mental health settings,
schools, and healthcare facilities.
Three versions of the ASI-4 are
available. The ASI-4 Parent Checklist contains 120 items that screen for 18
emotional and behavioral disorders. The ASI-4 Teacher Checklist contains 79
items that screen for 15 emotional and behavioral disorders. Each of these
instruments is designed to be completed in less than 20 minutes. The Youth's Inventory-4 (YI-4) is a self-report instrument
completed by the adolescent that corresponds item-by-item to the ASI-4 Parent Checklist.
What the
ASI-4 Measures
The ASI-4 screens for
the following disorders:
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AD/HD |
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Dysthymic
Disorder |
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Oppositional
Defiant Disorder |
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Bipolar
Disorder |
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Conduct
Disorder |
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Schizophrenia |
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Generalized
Anxiety Disorder |
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Motor
Tics |
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Social
Phobia |
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Vocal
Tics |
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Separation
Anxiety Disorder |
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Bulimia |
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Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder |
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Antisocial
Personality Disorder |
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Specific
Phobia |
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Anorexia
Nervosa |
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Panic
Attack |
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Schizoid
Personality Disorder |
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Major
Depressive Disorder |
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Drug
Use |
Both Symptom Count scores (diagnostic model)
and Symptom Severity scores (normative data model) are reported.
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