title: [Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R): development of a German version and psychometric properties in a clinical sample].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The Children's Depression Rating Scale - Revised (CDRS-R) is a semistructured, clinician-rated interview for the assessment of depression in children and adolescents. While the CDRS-R is frequently used in clinical studies to evaluate the treatment of juvenile depression, no validated German version is yet available.
  
  
  METHODS
  The CDRS-R was translated into German and tested on 60 inpatients (26 female, 34 male) between 7.5 to 17.9 years (mean = 13.8, standard deviation = 2.9) who were interviewed within the first week of treatment. K-SADS-PL and BDI-II resp. DIKJ were additionally used for validation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The German version of the CDRS-R shows a high internal consistency (α = 0.90), and the item-total correlations are good. Correlations between CDRS-R and self-report questionnaires (DIKJ and BDI-II) are high. The mean CDRS-R score of patients with major depressive disorder is similar to the prior results of international studies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The German translation of CDRS-R shows good psychometric properties. Its application may be helpful in diagnosing and monitoring depressive disorders in children and adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie/Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Ulm. ferdinand.keller@uniklinik-ulm.de
authors.forename: Ferdinand
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: Jasmin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grieb
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ernst
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Spröber
authors.forename: Jörg M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fegert
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kölch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014175:Translating