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Inese Elsiņa

CHILDREN’S DEPRESSION RATING SCALE-REVISED (CDRS-R) – DEVELOPMENT OF THE LATVIAN VERSION AND PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES IN A CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL SAMPLE OF ADOLESCENTS

Depression is one of the most widespread mental disorders worldwide. Adolescence is a vulnerable period for developing depression. It is associated with a number of challenges in biological, psychological and social areas. Valid and reliable measurement instruments are required for assessment of symptoms of depression in clinical samples of adolescents in Latvia. Children's Depression Rating Scale Revised (CDRS-R, Posnanski & Mokros, 1996) is a semi-structured, clinician-rated interview for assessment of depression in children and adolescents. While the CDRS-R is the most widely used rating scale for research and clinicians’ practical use worldwide, there's no validated version in Latvi…

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SOCIĀLI EMOCIONĀLĀ KOMPETENCE, SOCIĀLAIS ATBALSTS UN ATTIECĪBAS AR VECĀKIEM, SKOLOTĀJIEM UN VIENAUDŽIEM: PUSAUDŽU PAŠUZTVERTIE INTEGRATĪVIE DEPRESIJAS RISKA UN AIZSARGĀJOŠIE FAKTORI

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CONTEMPORARY ACTUALITIES AND CHALLENGES OF ASSESSMENT OF DEPRESSION IN ADOLESCENTS

Depression is one of the most widespread mental disorders worldwide. Adolescence is a vulnerable period for developing depression. It is associated with a number of challenges in biological, psychological and social areas. Depression, if left unassessed and untreated properly, has a great negative impact on well–being, mental and physical health, social functioning, academical achievement, and economical disadvantages on the national level as well. Studies reveal the need of improving the identification of depression symptoms in adolescents among different types of specialists working with them (i.e. in educational, primary care, clinical settings). Also, efficient measurement instruments a…

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