Children's Depression Inventory: An Evaluation

A study on the child’s mental health involves the mental functioning and the way a child behaves and responds to some instances of life. The study is done by exploring the physiological process and the neurology of a child. The key areas of study include; concentration, mind functioning, emotions, acuity, character and cognition. There are two processes in a child’s development that needs the attention of the parents; physical and the mental development. This is the time that the parent can be able to determine a child’s with mental or physical challenge. The psychology of the child depends on the development of the mind as well as genetic psychology. Genetic psychology is the study of how factors that affect the genetics can

The assigned article for this week was ‘Can Preschoolers Be Depressed?’ by Pamela Paulaug. As the title told, the article was about young children, such as preschoolers’ depression. The article can be mainly broken into three big chunks: there was a boy named Kiran and his case was introduced as an example; controversy over preschoolers’ depression among psychologists, psychiatrists, and researchers; its best treatment for young children so far known.

The purpose of the BDI-II is to use to measure the severity of depression in adolescents and adults 13 years of age or older. It was established to address the DSM-IV criteria for depression (DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994). It is not a diagnostic instrument and the manual cautions the user against using for that purpose (Beck et al., 1961).

The Beck Depression Inventory- Second Edition (BDI-II) is a 21-item mental health instrument for assessing the occurrence and severity of depression in adults and adolescents, 13 years and older (Beck, Steer, & Brown, 1996, pg. 1). According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition the diagnostic criteria for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) includes: depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure, weight loss, insomnia or hypersomnia, fatigue or loss of energy, and feelings of worthlessness or guilt. The BDI-II accurately portrays questions addressing these diagnostic features within the instrument. The face validity shows the test is transparent and purports to measure what it claims. For example, question

Depression is a mental health disorder characterized by constant depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life. It is the most common mental illness amongst adults but, it can affect people of every age. There are more than three million case per year for depression. Hippocrates was a Greek physician and is considered one of the most considered figures in the history of medicine. He discovered depression and found that it was caused by an imbalance in four body fluids called yellow bile, black bile, phlegm, and blood. Depression greatly impacts people lives by causing problems at work, affecting relationships, and having suicidal thoughts.

In this sample, scale internal consistency was high (Cronbach α = .89). The Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI) (Kovacs, 1992), which is a widely used measure with good test-retest reliability and validity in clinical and community-based samples, was used to measure depressive symptoms among children. In this sample, scale reliability was high (Cronbach α = .82). Moreover, measures were pretested with a similar population for the higher reliability and validity.

Paediatric depression (depression that usually affects youth ages five to eighteen, or in some cases, individuals up to age twenty-one) is on the rise, and is quickly becoming a significant issue in today’s society. Recent estimates have placed its prevalence at a combined percentage of between two and seven percent for those between the ages of six and eighteen years old. Identified by a range of symptoms including: “low mood, anhedonia [the inability to feel pleasure], defiance, pessimism, morbid thoughts and somatic symptoms,” (710) adolescent depression, very similar to adult depression, takes a toll on the lives of adolescent youth and often alters their personalities, actions and behaviors. It is clear that adolescent depression is a serious illness that should be combatted in a timely and appropriate manner, and Bermingham and Shearer’s suggestion of psychotherapy as an initial method of treatment for people

J.K was administered Children Depression Inventory (CIDI) to verify the themes found in the projective tests. Children Depression Inventory assesses the presence and severity of depressive symptoms ages 7 to 17 years. It measures Negative Mood, Interpersonal Problem, Ineffectiveness, Anhedonia and Negative Self-Esteem. Her CDI total score was 42. Her scores ranged from below average to average. CDI total score reflects the number and severity of the depressive symptoms. J.K’s CDI profile is considered normal. Her highest T score was on the subscale Ineffectiveness which corresponds with her drawings that suggest that she feels inadequate. J.K’s challenge appears to be related to her view of school and her desire for a stronger relationship

It is essential to take into account the socio-cultural environment the child evolves in prior taking

The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) is one of the more popular and accepted self-report measuring assessments for depression. According to Dozios, Dobson and Ahlberg (1998), “The BDI-II proposes to measure the presence and severity of depression in psychiatrically diagnosed patients and in normal populations of both adolescents and adults” (p.83). The assessment itself is composed of a 21-item multiple-choice inventory measuring depressive symptoms and their severity. The 21 different items of measurement for the BDI-II each relate directly to specific common characteristics of depression and are as follows: sadness, pessimism, past failure, loss of pleasure, guilty feelings, punishment feelings, self-dislike, self-criticalness, suicidal

The children with mothers suffering from depression are at a higher risk of negative psychological and developmental issues, they are more likely to be anxious and depressed themselves and have problems with oppositional and disruptive behaviors (Goodman et al. 2011; Luoma et al. 2011). The Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI) is a self-report depressive scale of symptoms appropriate for youths age 7-17 years it measures self-esteem, depression, and cognitive distortions. (Myers and Winters 2002). The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II; Beck et al. 1996) is a measurement used for the severity of the mothers’ depression symptoms in areas such as sense of failure, mood, and somatic symptoms. This study reported that there is an important

The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) is the latest version of one of the most extensively used assessments of depression that utilizes a self-report method to measure depression severity in individuals aged thirteen and older (Beck, Steer & Brown, 1996). The BDI-II proves to be an effective measure of depression as evidenced by its prevalent use in both clinical and counseling settings, as well as its use in studies of psychotherapy and antidepressant treatment (Beck, Steer & Brown, 1996). Even though the BDI-II is meant to be administered individually, the test administration time is only 5 to 10 minutes and Beck, Steer & Brown (1996) remark that the interpretive guidelines presented in the test manual are straightforward,

The researchers advance the scientific knowledge base by adding to the current knowledge, contributed to the theory, and met the qualifications for a valuable research (Capella, 2016). According to Reising et al., (2016), the study was to address parental depression, social economic status (SES), and community disadvantage for internal and external issues in children and adolescents. Also, taking to account that parental negligence is also a factor that is connected to the internal and external problems in children and adolescents. In addition, concurring to the previous research (Fear, et al., 2009) (Flynn & Rudolph 2011), (Lewis, Collishaw, Thapar, & Gordon, 2014), (McCarthy, Downes, & & Sherman), & (Sondheimer, MD, 2010), all came into

Carol White-Strawderman and Billy Watson conducted a study using the Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI) of six elementary students, that the school labeled as learning disabled (White-Strawderman & Watson, 1992). This survey showed that younger children were actually more affected than the older ones. This could because younger children are trying to establish themselves into a group.

People used to believe that children had no reason to be depressed it wasn’t till a few years ago: “No one thought that children could suffer from real depression; there wasn’t even an official diagnosis for childhood depression until 1980” (Fassler 4). But really who would have thought that such a thing could be possible. Sadly today we know that it’s a real disease and it affects more adolescents than we think: “ The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that as many as 2.5 percent of all American youngsters under the age of eighteen or over 1.5 million children and adolescents are seriously depressed” (Fassler 2).