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Internal consistency:
Coefficient alpha = .84

Faulstich, M. E., Carey, M. P., Ruggiero, L., Enyart, P., & Gresham, F. (1986). Assessment of depression in childhood and adolescence: An evaluation of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC). Am. J. Psychiatry, 143, 1024-1027.

2 week interval r=.51 (p<.005)

Faulstich, M. E., Carey, M. P., Ruggiero, L., Enyart, P., & Gresham, F. (1986). Assessment of depression in childhood and adolescence: An evaluation of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC). Am. J. Psychiatry, 143, 1024-1027.

Correlation coefficient between CES-DC total score and Children's Depression Inventory= .44 (p<.005)

Faulstich, M. E., Carey, M. P., Ruggiero, L., Enyart, P., & Gresham, F. (1986). Assessment of depression in childhood and adolescence: An evaluation of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC). Am. J. Psychiatry, 143, 1024-1027.

The psychometric evaluation used 148 inpatient children and adolescents from one of two urban facilities out of the southern region. Their ages were between 8 and 17 years. 78% boys and 22% girls. 57% white, 39% black, and 4% other. DSM-III diagnoses of conduct disorder (N=65), major depression (N=23), adjustment disorder (N=18), dysthymic disorder (N=16), atypical psychosis (N=8), attention deficit disorder (N=6), schizophrenic disorders (N=2), and pervasive development disorders (N=1).

Faulstich, M. E., Carey, M. P., Ruggiero, L., Enyart, P., & Gresham, F. (1986). Assessment of depression in childhood and adolescence: An evaluation of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC). Am. J. Psychiatry, 143, 1024-1027.