Birleson P, Hudson I, Buchanan D G, Wolff S
J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 1987 Jan;28(1):43-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1987.tb00651.x.
The many conceptual and methodological difficulties involved in evaluating depression rating scales for children are discussed. A clinical validation of the Depression Self-Rating Scale for Children (DSRSC) is described. The instrument is easy to use and has a predictive value comparable with that of a psychiatric global rating of depressed appearance and history of depression obtained at interview. There was confirmation that the DSRSC can tap an internal dimension of depression and that children are able to evaluate their feeling states. An examination of misclassified children pointed to diagnostic overlap and some unreliability of diagnosis by clinicians.
本文讨论了评估儿童抑郁评定量表所涉及的诸多概念和方法上的困难。描述了儿童抑郁自评量表（DSRSC）的临床验证。该工具易于使用，其预测价值与通过访谈获得的抑郁外观和抑郁病史的精神科总体评定相当。证实了DSRSC能够挖掘抑郁的内在维度，并且儿童能够评估自己的情绪状态。对分类错误儿童的检查指出了诊断重叠以及临床医生诊断的一些不可靠性。
