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Measurement Issues: Depression measures in children and adolescents
Meinou Simmons1, Paul Wilkinson2, Bernadka Dubicka3,4
1The Croft Children's Unit, Ida Darwin Hospital, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5EE, UK.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
|July 19, 2020
Summary
This review identifies 15 depression rating scales for youth, addressing the lack of consensus in measurement tools. Recent UK national recommendations guide the selection of effective depression assessment instruments.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Clinical Psychology
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Background:
- Numerous instruments exist for youth depression, but consensus on their use is lacking.
- A UK national program for outcome measurement has been implemented recently.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify and describe instruments commonly used for measuring youth depression.
- To inform the selection of depression assessment tools in research and clinical practice.
Main Methods:
- A pragmatic literature search was performed.
- Instruments frequently used in research or recommended by UK national bodies were selected.
Main Results:
- Fifteen distinct depression rating scales were identified.
- Both diagnostic instruments and rating scales were described.
Conclusions:
- Recent large-scale depression trials provide new data on instrument efficacy.
- UK national organizations have issued recommendations for specific instrument implementation.
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