title: Diagnosing childhood depression who should be interviewed--parent or child? The Newcastle Child Depression Project.
abstract: The extent of the similarities and discrepancies in the reporting of depressive symptomatology by children and their mothers was examined. Child-parent agreement was not always impressive, particularly for more subjective symptoms. It is suggested that direct psychiatric assessment of children provides a more accurate picture of their mental state regardless of presenting disorder, but particularly where depression is suspected.
authors.affiliation: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Berney
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhate
authors.forename: O O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Famuyiwa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fundudis
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kolvin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tyrer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D015588:Observer Variation; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010553:Personality Development; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods