The Adolescent Depression Rating Scale (ADRS): a validation study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To examine the psychometric properties of the Adolescent Depression Rating Scale (ADRS), a new measure was specifically designed to evaluate adolescent depression.

Methods

The 11-item clinician-report and 44-item self-report versions of the ADRS were developed from a qualitative phase involving interviews of experts and adolescents. These two instruments were then administered to 402 French speaking adolescents with and without depressive disorders. Item distribution, internal consistency, convergent validity, discriminant validity and factorial structure were assessed.

Results

After reduction procedures, a 10-item clinician version and a 10-item self-report version were obtained. The ADRS demonstrated good internal consistency (alpha Cronbach coefficient >

SUBMITTER: Revah-Levy A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1785378 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature