Screening for adolescent depression in paediatric care: validity of a new brief version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale
2013
Background
The study assessed the criterion validity of the 15-item version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D-15) as a screening instrument in paediatric care.
Method
A total of 327 patients (13–16 years) completed the CES-D-15 and a diagnostic interview serving as gold standard diagnosis for validation.
Results
Receiver operating characteristics yielded an overall accuracy of area under the curve (AUC) = .90 (95% CI [.85, .95]) for the detection of any depressive disorder. At the optimal cut-off point of 14, sensitivity (.85) and specificity (.84) were good.
Conclusions
The CES-D-15 is a promising tool for paediatricians to enhance the recognition rate of juvenile depression.
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