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Childrens Depression Inventory

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Childrens Depression Inventory, CDI

  • Indications
  1. Pediatric Depression screening (ages 7-17 years old)
  • Requirements
  1. Reading level: First-grade
  • Forms
  1. Long form (27 questions)
  2. Short form (10 questions)
  3. Parent form
  4. Teacher form
  • Scoring
  • Symptoms occurring in prior 2 weeks
  1. Symptoms absent: 0
  2. Symptoms mild: 1
  3. Symptoms definite: 2
  • Interpretation
  1. Long form: >20 is significant
  2. Short form: >7 is significant
  3. T-Score >65 is significant