Assessment of depression in persons with mental retardation.

摘要: The psychometric characteristics of the Self-Report Depression Questionnaire (SRDQ, Reynolds, in press a), a 32-item self-report measure depressive symptomatology persons with mental retardation, were examined. SRDQ was orally administered to 89 adults living community-based settings. An internal consistency reliability coefficient .90, and an 11-week test-retest .63 obtained. Criterion-related validity demonstrated by high degree relationship, r = .67, p less than .001, between individual clinical interviews using Hamilton Rating Scale. exploratory factor analysis items also presented.