About: This scale is a self-report measure of depression. Questions measure 8 different subscales, including:
Sadness (Dysphoria): (Q. 2, 4, 6), Loss of Interest (Anhedonia): (Q. 8, 10), Appetite: (Q. 1, 18), Sleep: (Q. 5, 11, 19), Thinking / concentration: (Q. 3, 20), Guilt (Worthlessness): (Q. 9, 17), Tired (Fatigue): (Q. 7, 16), Movement (Agitation): (Q. 12, 13), Suicidal Ideation: (Q. 14, 15)
Items: 20
Reliability: Internal consistency for the CES-D-20 = (Cronbach’s α=0.85 – 0.90)Test-retest reliability for the CES-D-20 = (0.45 - 0.70).
Validity: The CES-D was moderately correlated to the Hamilton Clinician’s Rating scale and the Raskin Rating scale (.44 to .54).
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