Depressive symptoms among children and adolescents in Iran: A confirmatory factor analytic study of the Centre for epidemiological studies depression scale for children

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 123-136

  Essau, Cecilia A ^a   Olaya, Beatriz ^b   Pasha, Gholamreza ^c   Gilvarry, Catherine ^a   Bray, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b PARC SANITARI SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children; Children and adolescents; Depression; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; ARTICLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84873089390     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-012-0314-1     Document Type: Article

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