Supplemental Information:

Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies of Children and Adolescents

About the Measure
Domain / Psychiatric
Measure / Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies of Children and Adolescents
Definition / A semi-structured diagnostic interview for large-scale epidemiological child and adolescent genetic studies.
About the Protocol
Description of Protocol / The Missouri Assessment of Genetics Interview for Children (MAGIC) is a semi-structured, glossary-based, diagnostic interview for children and adolescents based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; DSM-IV).
Protocol Text / The Missouri Assessment of Genetics Interview for Children (MAGIC) is a proprietary protocol, and administration requires a licensing agreement from the Washington University in St. Louis Office of Sponsored Research Services.
Rationale for
Inclusion in
Supplemental
Information / The Missouri Assessment of Genetics Interview for Children (MAGIC) provides unique and valuable information about psychiatric diagnoses in children and adolescents. However, the MAGIC is a proprietary instrument that requires specialized expertise and training to administer. Therefore, this measure is more appropriate for inclusion as Supplemental Information instead of in the PhenX Toolkit.
Participant / Children and adolescents, ages 7–18 years
Source / MAGIC Core
Washington University in St. Louis, Office of Sponsored Research Services
Telephone: 314-747-6789
Email:
Website: https://research.wustl.edu/Cores/AddUpdateCore/CoreRecords/Pages/167.aspx
Language of Source / English
Personnel and Training Required / It is recommended that interviewers be trained to administer the Missouri Assessment of Genetics Interview for Children (MAGIC) through individual review of each diagnostic section with clinical use cases, engaging in practice sessions, and testing by study investigators.
Equipment Needs / Investigators may want to videotape the interviews to check for missed questions and to clarify particular answers.
Protocol Type / Interviewer-administered questionnaire
General References / Todd, R. D., Joyner, C. A., Heath, A. C., Neuman, R. J., & Reich, W. (2003). Reliability and stability of a semi-structured DSM-IV interview designed for family studies. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 42(12), 1460–1468.
Process and Review / Expert Review Panel 4 (ERP 4) reviewed the measures in the Neurology, Psychiatric, and Psychosocial domains.
Guidance from ERP 4 included the following:
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