.. docs/source/tasks/cesd.rst .. Copyright (C) 2012, University of Cambridge, Department of Psychiatry. Created by Rudolf Cardinal (rnc1001@cam.ac.uk). . This file is part of CamCOPS. . CamCOPS is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. . CamCOPS is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. . You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with CamCOPS. If not, see . .. _cesd: Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D, CESD) ----------------------------------------------------------------- A 20-item self-report scale for detecting depression. The CESD (1977) and CESD-R (2004) both have 20 items, but their content differs slightly. History and guide ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Original reference (CES-D): - Radloff, L. S. (1977). The CES-D scale: A self report depression scale for research in the general population. Applied Psychological Measurements, 1, 385-401; https://doi.org/10.1177/014662167700100306. Revision (CESD-R): - Eaton WW, Muntaner C, Smith C, Tien A, Ybarra M. Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale: Review and revision (CESD and CESD-R). In: Maruish ME, ed. The Use of Psychological Testing for Treatment Planning and Outcomes Assessment. 3rd ed. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum; 2004:363-377. About the scale: - http://www.apa.org/pi/about/publications/caregivers/practice-settings/assessment/tools/depression-scale.aspx Use of the cutoff "16 or greater" as a way of detecting depression (according to the APA link above; original article paywalled): - Lewinsohn, P.M., Seeley, J.R., Roberts, R.E., & Allen, N.B. (1997). Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D) as a screening instrument for depression among community-residing older adults. Psychology and Aging, 12, 277-287. PMID `9189988 `_; https://doi.org/10.1037/0882-7974.12.2.277. Source ~~~~~~ CESD - Radloff (1977), as above. - http://www.bmedreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/CES-D-Standford-Version.pdf - First question is *"I was bothered by things that usually don't bother me"*. CESD-R: - Overview: https://cesd-r.com/ - Scoring system: https://cesd-r.com/cesdr/ - CESD-R scale: https://cesd-r.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cesdrscale.pdf - First question is *"My appetite was poor"*. Intellectual property rights ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - "This scale is free to use without permission" (http://www.bmedreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/CES-D-Standford-Version.pdf, accessed 2018-09-30) - "The CESD-R is in the public domain so it is free to use in your research." (http://cesd-r.com/about-cesdr/, accessed 2018-09-30) .. _cesdr: Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, Revised (CESD-R) --------------------------------------------------------------------- See :ref:`CESD `.