Journal article
Distinguishing transient versus stable aspects of depression in New Zealand Pacific Island children using Generalizability Theory
J Paterson, ON Medvedev, A Sumich, ES Tautolo, CU Krägeloh, R Sisk, RK McNamara, M Berk, A Narayanan, RJ Siegert
Journal of Affective Disorders | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background The distinction between temporary versus enduring or state/trait aspects of depression is important. More precise distinction would improve understanding of the aetiology of depression and those aspects most amenable to intervention thus identifying more homogeneous, dynamic targets for clinical trials. Generalizability Theory has been proposed as useful for disentangling state and trait components of psychopathology. Methods We applied Generalizability Theory to determine the relative contributions of temporary and enduring aspects of depression in a widely used screening measure of depression the – 10-item Children's Depression Inventory (CDI-10; Kovacs, 1985). Participants were..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This research was conducted within the School of Public Health and Psychosocial Studies of the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences at the Auckland University of Technology. This article resulted from a meeting of the authors in April 2017 funded by a Royal Society of New Zealand Catalyst (Seeding General) Grant awarded to Richard Siegert in 2016 16-AUT-024-CSG. The funding covered travel and accommodation costs for AS, RM and MB. MB is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Senior Principal Research Fellowship (grant number 1059660). The funding for the PIFS project was supported by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (CONT-33797-HASTR-AIT). The funding covered data collection. The authors gratefully acknowledge the children and families who participated in the study, the Pacific Community Advisory Board and other members of the PIFS team. The authors would also like to thank two anonymous reviewers whose detailed and constructive comments substantially improved the manuscript.