Test Description: The Children's Depression Inventory 2 (CDI 2) was published by Multi-Health Systems (MHS) to assess depressive symptoms in 7- to 17-year-old children and adolescents. Evolving from the original CDI developed by Kovacs in 1977 and formally published by MHS in 1992, the CDI 2 was designed for youth to respond easily to the scales with three choices per item and items written at a low reading level. The CDI 2 contains two self-rated scales of a full-length (CDI 2: SR) and a short version (CDI 2: SR[S]) and two adult-rated scales of parent report (CDI 2: P) and teacher report (CDI 2: T). The time interval for rating each form of CDI 2 is the past 2 weeks. The CDI 2 tools can be used for both individual and group administration. The individual assessment of youth can offer clinicians auxiliary information for clinical diagnosis and therapy along with other sources. Group-based assessment can be employed for screening to identify what proportion of students need subsequent evaluation and support.
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