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