Depressive disorder in children and adolescents: Dysthymic disorder and the use of self-rating scales in assessment | Zendy

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Depressive disorder in children and adolescents: Dysthymic disorder and the use of self-rating scales in assessment

Author(s) -

Stuart Fine,

Marlene M. Moretti,

Glenn Haley,

Keith Marriage

Publication year - 1984

Publication title -

child psychiatry and human development

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.042

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1573-3327

pISSN - 0009-398X

DOI - 10.1007/bf00706036

Subject(s) - dysthymic disorder , psychology , rating scale , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , major depressive disorder , mood

The authors describe a pilot study on depressed children and adolescents, where the DSM-III diagnosis on clinical interviews is compared to the results from two self-rating scales on 35 children and adolescents referred to the researchers. These 35 subjects were seen as depressed by their primary helpers. The value of the self-rating scales is mentioned and the usefulness of the category “dysthymic disorder” is commented upon.

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