title: Correlations between the BDI and CES-D in a sample of adolescent mothers.
abstract: Adolescent mothers were administered the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), and the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC). They also were asked if they preferred the BDI or CES-D. The findings indicated that BDI and CES-D scores were significantly correlated, and that more adolescent mothers preferred the CES-D. Both the BDI and CES-D were correlated with the DISC; however, the BDI was more highly correlated with the Major Depression subscale, and the CES-D with the Dysthymia subscale.
authors.affiliation: Touch Research Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33101, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wilcox
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Field
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prodromidis
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scafidi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D011581:Psychological Tests; D014505:Urban Population