The Kutcher Adolescent Depression Scale: Assessment of Its Evaluative Properties over the Course of an 8-Week Pediatric Pharmacotherapy Trial

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 337-349

  Brooks, Sarah J ^a   Krulewicz, Stanley P ^b   Kutcher, Stan ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PAROXETINE; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILDREN DEPRESSION RATING SCALE REVISED; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING SCALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; INTERVIEW; KUTCHER ADOLESCENT DEPRESSION SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MONITORING; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERFORMANCE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; CHILD; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAROXETINE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0142089214     PISSN: 10445463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/104454603322572679     Document Type: Article

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