@article{ref1,
title="Validation of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale for use with adolescents",
journal="British journal of psychiatry",
year="1999",
author="White, D. and Leach, C. and Sims, R. and Atkinson, M. and Cottrell, D.",
volume="175",
number="",
pages="452-454",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), developed for use with adults, has potential with adolescents. AIMS: To test the HADS's validity with adolescents. METHOD: The HADS was given to 248 schoolchildren and to 48 psychiatric out-patients and 38 deliberate self-harm in-patients aged 12-17, and validated against ICD-10 diagnoses for the out-patients. RESULTS: The HADS has adequate test-retest reliability and factor structure, and discriminates between adolescents diagnosed with depressive or anxiety disorders and those without these diagnoses. CONCLUSIONS: The psychometric properties of the HADS and its shortness make it useful for screening and in clinical settings with adolescents.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1250",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}