Children's Depression Inventory, Second Edition.
CDI 2
- What it measures
- Depressive symptoms in youth (7-17); Total plus Emotional Problems and Functional Problems higher-order scales (with subscales: Negative Mood/Physical, Negative Self-Esteem; Ineffectiveness, Interpersonal Problems)
- Length and format
- 28 (CDI 2:SR); 12-item Short form; Parent (17) and Teacher (12) rating forms. 3-point symptom-severity (0-1-2, three statements per item) (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- 20+ languages incl. Spanish, German, Greek, Italian, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese and others
- Normative data
- No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
- Licence
- copyrighted - commercial
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- Reference
- Kovacs, M. (2011). Children's Depression Inventory, Second Edition (CDI 2). Toronto: MHS. (https://mhs.com)
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