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The assessment of depression and anxiety in hospitalized pediatric patients

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In order to objectively assess the psychological effects of hospitalization on children, it is necessary for psychiatric consultants to have available to them reliable, valid assessment tools. This study found that three interview rating scales of children's depression and anxiety did not discriminate between depressed and anxious patients hospitalized in a pediatric setting. These constructs may not be distinct from one another in pediatric populations.

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  1. Medical University of South Carolina, South Carolina, USA

    Linda J. Eason

  2. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Avenue, 29425, Charleston, South Carolina

    A. J. Finch Jr.

  3. Westbank Center for Behavioral Medicine, South Carolina, USA

    William Brasted

  4. Medical University of South Carolina, South Carolina, USA

    Conway F. Saylor

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Eason, L.J., Finch, A.J., Brasted, W. et al. The assessment of depression and anxiety in hospitalized pediatric patients. Child Psych Hum Dev 16, 57–64 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00707770

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