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THE VALIDITY OF DEPRESSIVE DISORDER IN CHILDHOOD AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SELF‐RATING SCALE: A RESEARCH REPORT
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · 1981 · Vol. 22(1) · pp. 73–88
Peter Birleson✉(Royal Edinburgh Hospital)
Abstract
SUMMARY An operational definition of depressive disorder was used to define a group of prepubertal children attending a hospital‐based out‐patient child psychiatry clinic. The construct validity of depressive disorder in childhood was demonstrated by comparing this group with a matched control group on historical and clinical data.
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentMental Health Treatment and AccessPsychiatric care and mental health servicesPsychologyRating scaleConstruct validityValidation testTest validityPsychometricsConstruct (python library)Clinical psychologyPsychiatryDevelopmental psychology
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AdolescentChildDepressive DisorderFemaleHumansMaleParentsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsSelf-Assessment
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