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RCDS™-2:SF

Reynolds Child Depression Scale™, 2nd Edition: Short Form

William M. Reynolds, PhD

Purpose:
Screens for depressive symptoms in children in Grades 2-6
Format:
Paper and pencil, Online administration and scoring via PARiConnect
Age range:
7 years to 11 years
Time:
2-3 minutes
Qualification level:
S
S
A degree, certificate, or license to practice in a health care profession or occupation, including (but not limited to) the following: medicine, neurology, nursing, occupational therapy and other allied health care professions, physician's assistants, psychiatry, social work; plus appropriate training and experience in the ethical administration, scoring, and interpretation of clinical behavioral assessment instruments. Certain health care providers may be eligible to purchase selected "B" and "C" level instruments within their area of expertise. Specifically, relevant supervised clinical experience using tests (i.e., internship, residency, etc.) in combination with formal coursework ( i.e., Tests and Measurement, Individual Assessment, or equivalent) qualifies a health care provider to purchase certain restricted products. Any PAR Customer already qualified to purchase a "B" or "C" level product, is also qualified to purchase an "S" level product. If you are not already qualified to purchase a "B"or "C" level product from PAR, please download and complete the special Qualification Form for Medical and Allied Health Professionals. (You will need Adobe Acrobat to view.) Close

NEW! The RCDS-2:SF Test Form is now available in Spanish. View or download the new Creation and Use of the RADS-2 and the RCDS-2:SF Spanish Translations white paper here or via the Resources tab above.

Designed to screen for depression in children, the RCDS-2:SF includes 11 of the most critical RCDS-2 items and takes just 2-3 minutes to administer. Children are asked to answer questions about how they have been feeling during the past 2 weeks. All items are worded in the present tense to elicit current symptoms status.

Features and benefits

  • Appropriate for children ages 7-13 years.
  • A new standardization sample of students drawn from 11 states is stratified to match U.S. Census statistics for gender and ethnic background.
  • Maps onto the symptoms of depressive disorders outlined in the DSM-IV™.
  • All items are presented in a 4- or 5-point rating scale format, making them easy for children to answer.
  • Administration and scoring are available on PARiConnect, our online assessment platform.
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