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: Michael G. Koelch, Ferdinand Keller, Nina Sproeber, Joana Straub, Alexander Schneider, Jasmin Grieb, Paul L. Plener
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Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Mental Illness
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mi/article/view/2672
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Nina Sproeber
Joana Straub
Alexander Schneider
Jasmin Grieb
Paul L. Plener
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description 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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spelling doaj-art-bb2cea1e16884d808f8f68f0e4a73dbb2025-08-20T02:19:21ZengWileyMental Illness2036-74572036-74652012-01-0141e7e710.4081/mi.2012.e7Convergence of children´s depression rating scale-revised scores and clinical diagnosis in rating adolescent depressive symptomatologyMichael G. KoelchFerdinand KellerNina SproeberJoana StraubAlexander SchneiderJasmin GriebPaul L. PlenerThe 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.http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mi/article/view/2672CDRS-R, children, adolescents, depression
spellingShingle Michael G. Koelch
Ferdinand Keller
Nina Sproeber
Joana Straub
Alexander Schneider
Jasmin Grieb
Paul L. Plener
Convergence of children´s depression rating scale-revised scores and clinical diagnosis in rating adolescent depressive symptomatology
Mental Illness
CDRS-R, children, adolescents, depression
title Convergence of children´s depression rating scale-revised scores and clinical diagnosis in rating adolescent depressive symptomatology
title_full Convergence of children´s depression rating scale-revised scores and clinical diagnosis in rating adolescent depressive symptomatology
title_fullStr Convergence of children´s depression rating scale-revised scores and clinical diagnosis in rating adolescent depressive symptomatology
title_full_unstemmed Convergence of children´s depression rating scale-revised scores and clinical diagnosis in rating adolescent depressive symptomatology
title_short Convergence of children´s depression rating scale-revised scores and clinical diagnosis in rating adolescent depressive symptomatology
title_sort convergence of children´s depression rating scale revised scores and clinical diagnosis in rating adolescent depressive symptomatology
topic CDRS-R, children, adolescents, depression
url http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mi/article/view/2672
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