Depressive Disorders

Depressive Disorders Include:

Major Depressive Disorder
Persistent Depressive Disorder
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Other unspecified depressive disorders and depressive disorders due to medications/substances/otherconditions

Depression is described as:
Depressed mood lasting every day for at least 2 weeks, with anhedonia in almost all domains of life.

SIGECAPS mnemonic:

Scales & Screening

CLINICIAN RATED

PHQ-9 modified for Adolescents [PHQ-A]—Adapted)
Beck Depression Inventory-II (Beck, Steere, & Brown, 1996)
Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale -- helps assess changes with medication
Mood & Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ)
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale
Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) -- for middle-older adolescents
Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC) -- for younger adolescents.
Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) and RCADS-25
Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R)

CHILD SELF-ASSESSMENT

Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale Modified for Children (CES-DC)
Multiscore Depression Inventory for Children (MDI-C) & Multiscore Depression Inventory for Adolescents and Adults (MDI)
Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (Kiddie-SADS)
Beck Depression Inventory-II (Beck, Steere, & Brown, 1996)
Zung Depression Inventory
Weinberg Depression Scale for Children and Adolescents (WDSCA)
Reynolds Child/Adolescent Depression Scales-RCDS (Child) & RADS-2 (Adolescent)
Children’s Depression Inventory 2 (CDI)

CAREGIVER ASSESSMENT (OF CHILD)

SUICIDE ASSESSMENT

Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (CSSRS)
ENA's Suicide Risk Assessment
Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ) (~$2/case, 12-18 yo)
Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R) - adolescent
Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-Second Version (MAYSI-2) for juvenile justice settings
Global Appraisal of Individual Needs – Short Screener (GAIN-SS)
Risk Factors Form
School Mental Health Form - Suicide Ideation

Depression:

Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care (GLAD-PC)
AACAP's Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Depressive Disorders (2007)
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (March 2014) Draft Update Summary: "Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening."

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder:

National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health Women's Health Care Journal Clinical Supplement: Exploring Options in Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (2008)

Suicidal Behavior, Suicide Risk Assessment:

AACAP's Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Suicidal Behavior (2001)
Behavioral Health Care National Patient Safety Goals The Joint Commission (2014). “Goal 15: Identify individuals at risk for suicide.”
Emergency Nursing Resources Development Committee, Emergency Nurses Association (2012). Clinical Practice Guideline for Suicide Risk Assessment.

Goldston, Mlock, Whitbeck, Murakami, Zayas, & Nagayama (2008). Cultural considerations in adolescent suicide prevention and psychosocial treatment. American Psychologist, 63, 1, 14-31.
Goldston, D, National Institute of Mental Health (2000). Assessment of Suicidal Behaviors and Risk among Children and Adolescents.

Barbee, J. G. (1998). Mixed symptoms and syndromes of anxiety and depression: Diagnostic, prognostic, and etiologic issues. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, 10:15–29.
Regier, D. A., Rae, D. S., Narrow, W. E., Kaelber, C. T., & Schatzberg, A. F. (1998). Prevalence of anxiety disorders and their comorbidity with mood and addictive disorders. British Journal of Psychiatry. Supplement, 34: 24–28.

AACAP's Depression Resource Center
ADAA's overview on depression
AACAP's Facts for Families: The Depressed Child
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DSM V fact sheet)
CHADIS Webinar on Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
Antidepressant Skills Workbook
NIMH Antidepressant Medications for Children and Adolescents (patient education information)
Mood Disorders and Teenage Girls : Why girls are more vulnerable than boys for anxiety and depression, what signs and symptoms you should look for, and why early intervention is critical.
Treatment of Children with Mental Illness (Tratamiento de Niños con Enfermedades Mentales)
The Teen Brain: Still Under Construction: brochure describing the changes in the brain during the teen years and the significance of this stage of development.
GREAT videos for teens with depression and/or anxiety, by General Practices Service Committee
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
The Mighty page on Depression

When working with journalists or representing hospital/clinic:

Suicide Prevention Lifeline -- NATIONAL -- 800-273-TALK (8255) Provides free 24/7 service for suicidal persons or those around them that need support, information, and local resources.
La Red Nacional para la Prevencion del Suicidio - 888-628-9454
Know the Signs
TeenHealth
Prevent the Attempt
Your Voice Counts
Erika's Lighthouse -- for adolescent depression
Freedom From Fear
The Balanced Mind (DBSA)
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)

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