The Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale in New Zealand adolescents

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 136-140

  Walker, Lyndon ^a,c   Merry, Sally ^b   Watson, Peter D ^b   Robinson, Elizabeth ^b   Crengle, Sue ^b   Schaaf, David ^b  

^a UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Depression measurement; Reliability; Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS;

EID: 15844410941     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2005.01534.x     Document Type: Article

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