Psychometric properties of the arabic version of the semi structured clinical interview for children and adolescents [SCICA]

The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Arabic version of the SCICA. The Arabic version of SCICA was administered to 42 children aged 6-11 years attending the psychiatry outpatient clinic; Mansoura University Hospital, Egypt. Test-retest correlation after two months and Cronbach's alpha of the internal consistency of the eight sub-scales and the two global scales were adequate. The concurrent validity, assessed by a correlation with the child behavior checklist [CBCL] was also found to be moderate. In conclusion the present study showed that the Arabic version of the SCICA is a good instrument for clinical and research use