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Interviewing deaf children, the interviewer effect: a research note

P Hindley1, P Hill, D Bond

  • 1St George's Hospital Medical School, London, U.K.

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines
|November 1, 1993
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Interviewer linguistic skills significantly impact psychiatric assessments for deaf youth. Poor signing ability can hide a child's emotional challenges, affecting diagnostic accuracy.

Area of Science:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Linguistics in Clinical Settings
  • Deaf Studies and Sign Language Research

Background:

  • Accurate psychiatric assessment of deaf children and adolescents is crucial for timely intervention.
  • The Child Assessment Schedule (CAS) is a structured tool for psychiatric evaluations.
  • Interviewer's communication proficiency may influence assessment outcomes in this population.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine how interviewer signing ability and cultural background affect psychiatric assessments of deaf youth.
  • To determine the impact of linguistic competence on symptom elicitation during diagnostic interviews.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Child Assessment Schedule (CAS), a highly structured diagnostic interview.
  • Assessed deaf children and adolescents undergoing psychiatric evaluations.

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  • Analyzed the influence of interviewer's signing proficiency and cultural status on assessment results.

    • Main Results:

    • Preliminary findings indicate that interviewer linguistic competence significantly affects the range of symptoms identified.
    • Poor signing ability by the interviewer was associated with a reduced elicitation of emotional difficulties.
    • Cultural status of the interviewer did not show a significant effect in preliminary analysis.

    Conclusions:

    • The linguistic competence of interviewers is a critical factor in the psychiatric assessment of signing deaf youth.
    • Inadequate signing skills can lead to the masking of emotional problems, potentially resulting in underdiagnosis.
    • Future research should focus on optimizing interviewer training to enhance diagnostic accuracy for deaf children and adolescents.