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Utility of the SCL-90-R with depressed and conduct-disordered adolescent inpatients.

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McGough, J; Curry, JF
Published in: J Pers Assess
December 1992

We assessed the diagnostic utility of the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) in a sample of adolescent inpatients. In Part 1 (n = 79), convergent and discriminant validity were demonstrated for SCL-90-R scales measuring depression and paranoid ideation. Canonical correlation showed that SCL-90-R scales tapped two dimensions of adolescent psychopathology, a primary dimension of dysphoria and a secondary dimension of anger and mistrust. In Part 2 (n = 50), adolescents diagnosed as having major depression showed significant elevations on scales measuring depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive features. Although several scales had high diagnostic specificity for major depression and conduct disorder, sensitivity was low.

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J Pers Assess

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0022-3891

Publication Date

December 1992

Volume

59

Issue

3

Start / End Page

552 / 563

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Personality Assessment
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hospitals, Psychiatric
  • Hospitalization
  • Female
  • Depressive Disorder
 

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McGough, J., & Curry, J. F. (1992). Utility of the SCL-90-R with depressed and conduct-disordered adolescent inpatients. J Pers Assess, 59(3), 552–563. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa5903_9
McGough, J., and J. F. Curry. “Utility of the SCL-90-R with depressed and conduct-disordered adolescent inpatients.J Pers Assess 59, no. 3 (December 1992): 552–63. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa5903_9.
McGough J, Curry JF. Utility of the SCL-90-R with depressed and conduct-disordered adolescent inpatients. J Pers Assess. 1992 Dec;59(3):552–63.
McGough, J., and J. F. Curry. “Utility of the SCL-90-R with depressed and conduct-disordered adolescent inpatients.J Pers Assess, vol. 59, no. 3, Dec. 1992, pp. 552–63. Pubmed, doi:10.1207/s15327752jpa5903_9.
McGough J, Curry JF. Utility of the SCL-90-R with depressed and conduct-disordered adolescent inpatients. J Pers Assess. 1992 Dec;59(3):552–563.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Pers Assess

DOI

ISSN

0022-3891

Publication Date

December 1992

Volume

59

Issue

3

Start / End Page

552 / 563

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Personality Assessment
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hospitals, Psychiatric
  • Hospitalization
  • Female
  • Depressive Disorder