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

1984 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 223-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Fine ◽  
Marlene Moretti ◽  
Glenn Haley ◽  
Keith Marriage
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Dysthymic Disorder ◽  
Use Of Self ◽  
Self Rating

scholarly journals Predicting Suicidal Risk in a Cohort of Depressed Children and Adolescents

Crisis ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah E. Hetrick ◽  
Alexandra G. Parker ◽  
Jo Robinson ◽  
Nicole Hall ◽  
Alasdair Vance
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Family Dysfunction ◽  
Dysthymic Disorder ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
Disorder Symptom

Background: In children and adolescents with a depressive disorder, predicting who will also go on to exhibit suicide-related behaviors (SRBs), including suicide attempt or self-harm, is a key challenge facing clinicians. Aims: To investigate the relative contributions of depressive disorder severity, hopelessness, family dysfunction, and perceived social support to the risk of suicide-related behaviors. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of a group of 10–16-year-olds with major depressive disorders and dysthymic disorder. Results: Child-rated depressive disorder symptom severity emerged as the greatest predictor of risk. Hopelessness and family dysfunction were also significant predictors of SRBs. In combination these variables were strong predictors, accounting for 66% of the variance. This is a cross-sectional study design, rather than longitudinal, therefore risk prediction over time was not possible. Conclusions: Understanding the child and adolescents depressive disorder symptom severity from their perspective, their level of hopelessness, as well as their family context is critical in understanding the risk of SRBs. These findings may help to provide direction for targeted interventions to address these clinical risk factors.

The Use of Self-rating Scales in a Single-patient Multiple Cross-over Trial

1968 ◽  
Vol 114 (507) ◽  
pp. 193-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Kellner ◽  
B. F. Sheffield
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scales ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Drug Trials ◽  
Use Of Self ◽  
Single Patient ◽  
Self Rating ◽  
Group Research ◽  
Multiple Cross ◽  
Number Of Authors

The value of measuring changes in symptoms in a single patient has been discussed by a number of authors. (1, 3, 4.) The “self-controlled trial” (1) or the “multiple cross-over method”, i.e. the measurement of responses to repeated and systematic changes in treatment, appears to have advantages over the simple cross-over trial, but the method would be extremely time-consuming in group research with psychiatric patients if the ratings had to be carried out by research workers. The use of valid self-rating scales would make the multiple cross-over method feasible in drug trials with groups of psychiatric patients.

The Use of Self-Rating Scales in Cross-Cultural Psychiatry

1987 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. David Kinzie ◽  
Spero M. Manson
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scales ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Use Of Self ◽  
Cultural Psychiatry ◽  
Self Rating

Parent- and child-reported anxiety disorders differentiating major depressive disorder and dysthymic disorder in children and adolescents

2020 ◽  
pp. 103985622096036
Author(s):  
Alasdair Vance ◽  
Jo Winther
Keyword(s):  
Major Depressive Disorder ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Early Recognition ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dysthymic Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Cross Sectional

Objective: To date, specific parent- and child-defined anxiety disorders associated with dysthymic disorder (DD; DSM-5 persistent depressive disorder equivalent) with and without major depressive disorder (MDD) have not been investigated in children and adolescents. Method: In a cross-sectional study, we compared point prevalence rates of parent- and child-reported anxiety disorders in DD alone ( N = 154), MDD alone ( N = 29), comorbid DD and MDD ( N = 130) and anxiety disorders alone ( N = 126) groups. Results: DD alone and MDD alone did not differ with respect to comorbid anxiety disorders from parent and child reports, while parent-reported panic disorder (PD) was significantly increased in the DD and MDD group compared to the other three groups as was child-reported post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared to the MDD alone and anxiety disorders alone groups. In contrast, specific phobia (SpPh) was significantly increased in the anxiety disorders alone group compared to the DD and MDD group. Conclusion: The findings suggest that specific fear-related anxiety disorders, especially parent-reported PD and child-reported PTSD, may aid the early recognition of DD and MDD.

Childbirth and Posttraumatic Stress Responses

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eelco Olde ◽  
Rolf J. Kleber ◽  
Onno van der Hart ◽  
Victor J.M. Pop
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Event Scale ◽  
Self Rating ◽  
The Impact

Childbirth has been identified as a possible traumatic experience, leading to traumatic stress responses and even to the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The current study investigated the psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) in a group of women who recently gave birth (N = 435). In addition, a comparison was made between the original IES and the IES-R. The scale showed high internal consistency (α = 0.88). Using confirmatory factor analysis no support was found for a three-factor structure of an intrusion, an avoidance, and a hyperarousal factor. Goodness of fit was only reasonable, even after fitting one intrusion item on the hyperarousal scale. The IES-R correlated significantly with scores on depression and anxiety self-rating scales, as well as with scores on a self-rating scale of posttraumatic stress disorder. Although the IES-R can be used for studying posttraumatic stress reactions in women who recently gave birth, the original IES proved to be a better instrument compared to the IES-R. It is concluded that adding the hyperarousal scale to the IES-R did not make the scale stronger.

scholarly journals Analysis of Self-Consciousness Using Self-Rating Scales in Children with Duchenne Progressive Muscular Dystrophy and Asthma

1989 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-54
Author(s):  
Akihiko OGASAWARA ◽  
Kazumi KOHMURA ◽  
Mitsuhiro MIYAZAKI ◽  
Youichi USHIDA ◽  
Shingo YAMAUCHI
Keyword(s):  
Muscular Dystrophy ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Progressive Muscular Dystrophy ◽  
Self Rating
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