Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale – Parent (RCADS-Parent)

he Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale – Parent version (RCADS-Parent) is a 47-item questionnaire designed to assess symptoms of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents aged 8 to 18 years, as reported by their parents.

Developer

Chorpita, B.F. & Spence, S.H. (1998).

Chorpita, B. F., Yim, L., Moffitt, C., Umemoto, L. A., & Francis, S. E. (2000). Assessment of symptoms of DSM-IV anxiety and depression in children: A revised child anxiety and depression scale. Behaviour research and therapy, 38(8), 835-855.

Reference

Ebesutani, C., Chorpita, B. F., Higa-McMillan, C. K., Nakamura, B. J., Regan, J., & Lynch, R. E. (2011). A psychometric analysis of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scales–parent version in a school sample. Journal of abnormal child psychology39(2), 173–185. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-010-9460-8