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. 1991 Jul:(11):22-7.

Diagnosing childhood depression who should be interviewed--parent or child? The Newcastle Child Depression Project

M L Barrett  1 , T P Berney, S Bhate, O O Famuyiwa, T Fundudis, I Kolvin, S Tyrer
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  • PMID: 1840754

Diagnosing childhood depression who should be interviewed--parent or child? The Newcastle Child Depression Project

M L Barrett et al. Br J Psychiatry Suppl. 1991 Jul.

Abstract

The extent of the similarities and discrepancies in the reporting of depressive symptomatology by children and their mothers was examined. Child-parent agreement was not always impressive, particularly for more subjective symptoms. It is suggested that direct psychiatric assessment of children provides a more accurate picture of their mental state regardless of presenting disorder, but particularly where depression is suspected.

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