1987
The Social Adjustment Inventory for Children and Adolescents (SAICA)
JOHN K, GAMMON D, PRUSOFF B, WARNER V. The Social Adjustment Inventory for Children and Adolescents (SAICA). Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1987, 26: 898-911. PMID: 3429410, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-198726060-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressionSocial Adjustment InventorySchool-aged childrenAxis IEpidemiological studiesNew semistructured interviewDSM-IIIAdaptive functioningChild adaptive functioningPoor functioningAge 6Social functioningChildrenSemistructured interviewsMothers' reportsAdolescentsDepressionChild functioningTime activitiesDiscriminant validityAdjustment InventorySpare time activitiesSystematic assessmentReportAssessing Psychiatric Disorders in Children: Discrepancies Between Mothers' and Children's Reports
Weissman M, Wickramaratne P, Warner V, John K, Prusoff B, Merikangas K, Gammon G. Assessing Psychiatric Disorders in Children: Discrepancies Between Mothers' and Children's Reports. JAMA Psychiatry 1987, 44: 747-753. PMID: 3632247, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1987.01800200075011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric disordersSeverity of illnessStructured diagnostic interviewStudies of adultsChild reportsClinical statusFamily informantsMore illnessesSymptom ScaleAffective disordersDiagnostic InterviewDSM-IIIChild's diagnosisDiagnostic assessmentParent informantsDisordersChildrenChild psychopathologyIllnessParent reportDiagnosisReportDiagnostic informationParent-child discrepanciesIndependent interviews
1984
Psychopathology in the Children (Ages 6–18) of Depressed and Normal Parents
WEISSMAN M, PRUSOFF B, GAMMON G, MERIKANGAS K, LECKMAN J, KIDD K. Psychopathology in the Children (Ages 6–18) of Depressed and Normal Parents. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1984, 23: 78-84. PMID: 6693680, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-198401000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDSM-III diagnosesFirst-degree relativesMajor depressionPsychiatric disordersProbands' first-degree relativesChildren of probandsCommon psychiatric disordersDirect interview studyFamily history studyClinical statusPsychiatric illnessNormal controlsDepressed probandsPsychological symptomsSuicidal behaviorEarly onsetDiagnosisDepressionSignificant predictorsProbandsAttention deficitsChildrenRiskEmotional problemsNormal parents