Validation of the Children's Depression Scale and the Children's Depression Inventory in a Prepubertal Sample

Knight, David L; Hensley, V. R.; Waters, Brent

doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.1988.tb00758.x

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“…A more alarming pattern was observed for the last two identified groups, each of whom comprised around 10% of the population. One group, the Consistently High Depressed children, showed a level of depression that is normally found in clinically depressed youth (i.e., a CDI score above 19; Knight, Hensley, & Waters, 1988) already in late childhood. In contrast, the Increasingly Depressed children's level of depressed mood at age 11 resembled that of the Consistently Low group but skyrocketed thereafter until it approached the clinical range of depression displayed by the Consistently High Depressed group at age 14 years.…”

Section: Longitudinal Trajectories Of Depressed Mood From Late Childhmentioning

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Relations with Parents and with Peers, Temperament, and Trajectories of Depressed Mood During Early Adolescence

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Morin

et al. 2005

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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The present study examined (a) whether groups of children can be empirically identified with distinct longitudinal profiles of depressed mood from late childhood through early adolescence, (b) to what extent these different longitudinal depression profiles are predicted by problematic relations with parents, same-sex peers, and other-sex peers, and (c) what role individuals' temperamental characteristics play in this context. Based on a sample of 414 early adolescents (197 girls), four groups were identified with distinct longitudinal profiles of depressed mood between ages 11 and 14: One group with consistently low levels of depressed mood, another with consistently moderate levels of depressed mood, a third group whose depressed mood increased sharply from late childhood through early adolescence, and a fourth group who already showed clinical-range levels of depressed mood during late childhood and whose depressive feelings increased even slightly more thereafter. Subsequent analyses revealed that rejection by same-sex peers was related to the odds of following an increasing trajectory of depressed mood, but only for girls with a highly reactive temperament. A problematic relationship with parents increased the odds of an elevated trajectory of depressed mood regardless of individual temperament. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.

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Section: Longitudinal Trajectories Of Depressed Mood From Late Childhmentioning

confidence: 98%

Relations with Parents and with Peers, Temperament, and Trajectories of Depressed Mood During Early Adolescence

Brendgen

Wanner

Morin

et al. 2005

J Abnorm Child Psychol

157

169

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“…The following activity categories have been defined on the basis of SLEDAI scores: no activity (SLEDAI 0 0-4), mild activity (SLEDAI 0 5-9), moderate activity (SLEDAI 0 10-14), and high activity (SLEDAI ≥15) [11]. Questionnaires Assessment of depression was conducted through the children depression inventory (CDI) [12]. The CDI is a brief self-report test that helps assess cognitive, affective, and behavioral signs of depression in children and adolescents 7-18 years old.…”

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Appearance concern and depression in adolescent girls with systemic lupus erythematous

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Wei

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Clin Rheumatol

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To examine the relationship between physical appearance concern and psychological distress in female adolescent patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was the aim of this study. A total of 84 adolescent SLE female patients and 80 age-matching healthy adolescents were evaluated for levels of appearance concern and a range of illness-specific measures to determine how these demographic and clinical variables were related to the dependent variable psychological distress. The Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index was used to assess disease activity. Assessment of depression was conducted through the children depression inventory (CDI). Appearance concern was measured using the SelfPerception Profile for Children. The total CDI was 18.5± 4.3, indicating that these patients had more depressive symptoms, comparing with age-and sex-matched healthy controls. Furthermore, a total of 32 (38.1 %) patients had CDI larger than 19 points, indicating that they have relatively higher risk in developing depression. The CDI in control group was significantly lower than that in the SLE group (11.4±1.7 vs. 18.5±4.3, t09.93, p<0.05). Using correlation and multiple regression analyses, we found that both appearance concern and age were predictive of depression in patients with SLE, and the former was highly correlated. This indicates that appearance concern may be associated with depression in female adolescent SLE patients. The results suggest that appearance concern is strongly associated with depression in female adolescent patients with SLE and should be routinely assessed.

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“…Finally, very few self-report measures were validated with children aged 6 to 11, and to our knowledge, none had their reliability systematically verified at every age level. [54][55][56][57][58] Notwithstanding these advantages, research about methods for combining data generated by the DI with data from other standardized measures to establish the presence of a mental disorder (for example, best estimate) 59 is an important clinical issue.…”

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“…The analysis of the convergence between the DI and some rating scales completed by the child for assessing specific problems, 53 such as the Children's Depression Inventory 54 for depression and the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders 55 for anxiety, may be particularly relevant in clinical settings. 3 However, the DI has several advantages.…”

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Reliability, Validity, and Clinical Use of the Dominic Interactive: A DSM-Based, Self-Report Screen for School-Aged Children

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Objectives:As no single informant can be considered the gold standard of child psychopathology, interviewing of children regarding their own symptoms is necessary. Our study focused on the reliability, validity, and clinical use of the Dominic Interactive (DI), a multimedia self-report screen to assess symptoms for the most frequent Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision, mental disorders in school-aged children.Methods: A sample of 585 children aged 6 to 11 years from the community and psychiatric clinics was used to analyze the internal consistency, the test-retest estimate of reliability, and the criterion-related validity of the DI against the referral status. In addition, crossinformant correlation coefficients between this instrument (child report) and the Child Symptom Inventory (parent report) were explored in a subsample of 292 participants.Results: For the total sample, Cronbach alpha coefficients ranged from 0.63 to 0.91. Test-retest kappas varied from 0.42 to 0.62 for categories based on cut-off points, except for specific phobias. Intraclass correlation coefficients ranged from 0.70 to 0.81 for symptom scales. The DI discriminated between referred and nonreferred children in psychiatric clinics for all symptom scales. Significant cross-informant correlation coefficients were higher for the externalizing symptoms (0.35 to 0.48) than the internalizing symptoms (0.14 to 0.27).Conclusions: Findings of our study reasonably support adequate psychometric properties of the DI. This instrument offers a developmentally sensitive screening method to obtain unique information from young children about their mental health problems in front-line services, psychiatric clinics, and research settings. W W W Fiabilité, validité, et utilisation clinique du Dominique interactif : un instrument fondé sur le DSM, auto-déclaré pour enfants d'âge scolaireObjectifs : Comme aucun indicateur unique ne peut être considéré comme étant l'étalon de référence de la psychopathologie pédiatrique, il est nécessaire d'interviewer les enfants à l'égard de leurs propres symptômes. Notre étude portait sur la fiabilité, la validité et l'utilisation clinique du Dominique interactif (DI), un instrument multimédia auto-déclaré servant à évaluer chez les enfants d'âge scolaire, les symptômes des troubles mentaux les plus fréquents du Manuel diagnostique et statistique des troubles mentaux, 4 e édition, texte révisé.Méthodes : Un échantillon de 585 enfants de 6 à 11 ans de cliniques communautaires et psychiatriques a été utilisé pour analyser la cohérence interne, l'estimation test-retest de la fiabilité, et la validité liée à un critère du DI contre l'état des sujets référés. En outre, les coefficients de corrélation inter-indicateurs entre cet instrument (rapport des enfants) et l'inventaire des symptômes des enfants (rapport des parents) ont été explorés dans un sous-échantillon de 292 participants.

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Validation of the Children's Depression Scale and the Children's Depression Inventory in a Prepubertal Sample

Cited by 78 publications

References 17 publications

Relations with Parents and with Peers, Temperament, and Trajectories of Depressed Mood During Early Adolescence

Relations with Parents and with Peers, Temperament, and Trajectories of Depressed Mood During Early Adolescence

Appearance concern and depression in adolescent girls with systemic lupus erythematous

Reliability, Validity, and Clinical Use of the Dominic Interactive: A DSM-Based, Self-Report Screen for School-Aged Children

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