Convergence of children´s depression rating scale-revised scores and clinical diagnosis in rating adolescent depressive symptomatology
The Children´s Depression Rating Scale- Revised (CDRS-R) is a widely used instrument for research on depression in minors. A raw score of ≥40 has often been used as indicator of depressive symptomatology. As a validated German version of the CDRS-R has recently became available, we assessed CDRS-R r...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Mental Illness |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mi/article/view/2672 |
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| Summary: | The Children´s Depression Rating Scale- Revised (CDRS-R) is a widely used instrument for research on depression in minors. A raw score of ≥40 has often been used as indicator of depressive symptomatology. As a validated German version of the CDRS-R has recently became available, we assessed CDRS-R raw summary scores of a video taped interview session in two different rater groups and compared them with clinical ratings of International Classification of Diseases (ICD- 10) depression diagnosis as observed by a third independent group. We found that for the German version a raw score between 35 and 40 is indicative for mild depressive symptomatology as described by the ICD-10. CDRS-R scores show potential clinical applicability to deduct levels of depression. |
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| ISSN: | 2036-7457 2036-7465 |