Psychometric properties of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale in a clinical sample
Document Type
Article
Abstract
This study examined the psychometric properties of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) in a clinical sample of 513 youth referred for mental health assessment at a university clinic. Internal consistency and factor analysis provided support for the factorial validity of the RCADS. Convergent and discriminant validity tests against both clinical interview and self-report criteria also suggested favorable properties of the RCADS. In comparative tests with traditional measures of anxiety and depression, the RCADS generally showed greater correspondence to specific diagnostic syndromes. Clinical cutoffs are reported for the purposes of future clinical and research applications.
Medical Subject Headings
Adolescent; Affect; Age Factors; Anxiety Disorders (diagnosis, psychology); Child; Depressive Disorder (diagnosis, psychology); Factor Analysis, Statistical; Female; Humans; Male; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (psychology); Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Psychometrics (methods); ROC Curve; Reproducibility of Results; Self-Assessment; Sex Factors
Publication Date
3-1-2005
Publication Title
Behaviour research and therapy
ISSN
0005-7967
Volume
43
Issue
3
First Page
309
Last Page
22
PubMed ID
15680928
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1016/j.brat.2004.02.004
Recommended Citation
Chorpita, Bruce F.; Moffitt, Catherine E.; and Gray, Jennifer, "Psychometric properties of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale in a clinical sample" (2005). Neurology. 1313.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/neurology/1313