Friedberg Robert D, Sinderman Steven A
ABPP, State Milton Hershey Medical Center/PSU, Penn State College of Medicine, 22 Northeast Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Depress Res Treat. 2011;2011:134179. doi: 10.1155/2011/134179. Epub 2011 Jun 30.
The Children's Depression Inventory is a widely researched and clinically useful measurement tool. However, research on the CDI is limited by an overreliance on outpatient samples. This is unfortunate because the CDI holds potential for use in inpatient settings. Method. This retrospective static group comparison examined the CDI total scores contained in 69 pediatric psychiatric inpatients treated at a large academic medical center. Patients were sorted into static groups (depressive spectrum, nondepressive spectrum) based on their diagnoses at admission. Results. Independent t-tests revealed that the CDI total scores discriminated between patients presenting with depressive spectrum disorders and youngsters admitted with non-depressive disorders. Conclusion. The results suggested that the CDI is a rather dimensional measure, which reflects broad negative affectivity as well as particular depressive symptoms in pediatric psychiatric inpatients.
儿童抑郁量表是一种经过广泛研究且在临床上实用的测量工具。然而，对该量表的研究因过度依赖门诊样本而受到限制。这很遗憾，因为该量表在住院环境中有潜在的应用价值。方法。本回顾性静态组比较研究了一家大型学术医疗中心收治的69名儿科精神科住院患者的儿童抑郁量表总分。根据患者入院时的诊断将其分为静态组（抑郁谱系、非抑郁谱系）。结果。独立样本t检验显示，儿童抑郁量表总分能够区分患有抑郁谱系障碍的患者和因非抑郁障碍入院的青少年。结论。结果表明，儿童抑郁量表是一种较为维度化的测量工具，它反映了儿科精神科住院患者广泛的消极情感以及特定的抑郁症状。
