Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale – Child Version in a clinical sample

Vahdet Gormez,Bruce Chorpita,Serhat Nasıroglu,Veysi Ceri,Ilyas Kaya,Mekiya Filiz,Chad Ebesutani,Ayse Kılınçaslan,Abdurrahman Cahid Orengul

doi:10.1080/24750573.2017.1297494

Abstract

ABSTRACTObjective: The shortage of cross-culturally validated instruments limits the study and treatment of psychopathology in countries other than English-speaking ones. The Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale – Child Version (RCADS-CV) is a self-report questionnaire that assesses dimensions of DSM anxiety and depressive disorders in youths. In this present study, we aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the RCADS-CV in a clinical sample of children in Turkey.Method: The participants were 483 children aged 8–17 years old. Subjects were recruited from the following centers: Bezmialem University Hospital (55.7%), Kutahya Regional Hospital (17.4%), Istanbul Medical Faculty Hospital of the Istanbul University (16.7%), and Sakarya University Hospital (12.2%). A semi-structured diagnostic interview was carried out and the following measures were used: Children’s Depression Inventory, Screen for Child Anxiety-Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED), and Strengths and Difficu...

Highlights

Anxiety disorders are some of the most common childhood psychopathologies with lifetime prevalence of 15–20% [1]
Reliability of the Turkish Revised Children’s Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS)-CV was estimated using a three-week test–retest paradigm using a total of 30 participants selected from the sample
We aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the RCADS in a clinical sample

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Anxiety disorders are some of the most common childhood psychopathologies with lifetime prevalence of 15–20% [1]. GAD (p = .014) and SAD (p = .027) were more prevalent in girls, while separation anxiety disorder (SAD; p = .045) and specific phobia (SP; p = .009) were more common among boys. Childhood-onset anxiety disorders and depression can be risk factors for developing another anxiety disorder and tend to continue into adulthood if left untreated [5,6]. They are associated with increased risk for other psychiatric disorders and psychosocial, academic, and workrelated problems in later life [7]

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