title: Development and validation of the NDDI-E-Y: a screening tool for depressive symptoms in pediatric epilepsy.
abstract: To validate the revised 12-item revised Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory-Epilepsy for Youth (NDDI-E-Y), a self-report screening tool for depressive symptoms tailored to youth ages 12-17 with epilepsy.
  
  
  
  Youth at two sites completed the NDDI-E-Y during a routine epilepsy visit. Youth at one site also completed the Children's Depression Inventory-2 (CDI-2). Seizure and demographic data were abstracted from the electronic medical record. Exploratory factor analyses were conducted. Internal consistency, area under the curve (AUC), and construct validity were assessed.
  
  
  
  NDDI-E-Y questionnaires were analyzed for 143 youth. The coefficient for internal consistency for the NDDI-E-Y was 0.92. Factor analyses suggested a one-factor solution with all 12 items loading on the factor. The NDDI-E-Y was positively correlated with the CDI-2 (N = 99). Sensitivity and specificity of the NDDI-E-Y were high.
  
  
  
  Reliability and construct validity were established for the revised 12-item NDDI-E-Y. The NDDI-E-Y is a brief, free measure of depressive symptoms that can be administered during a routine epilepsy visit.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.|Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.|Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Janelle L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kellermann
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.|Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.|Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Gigi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Byron
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.affiliation: Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arnett
authors.affiliation: Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Avani C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Modi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards; D012372:ROC Curve; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Behavioral health; Depressive symptom screening; Pediatric epilepsy