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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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Published in:Mental illness 2012-01, Vol.4 (1), p.e7-e7
Main Authors: Michael G. Koelch, Ferdinand Keller, Nina Sproeber, Joana Straub, Alexander Schneider, Jasmin Grieb, Paul L. Plener
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Language:English
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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.
ISSN:2036-7457
2036-7465
DOI:10.4081/mi.2012.e7