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The Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (Child Self-Report Version) (SMFQ-C) is a brief, easy-to-administer, self-report measure of childhood and adolescent depression, designed for rapid evaluation of core depressive symptomatology or for use in epidemiological studies. The SMFQ-C appears to be a promising tool for both the swift assessment of core depressive symptomatology and as a screening measure for depression in child psychiatric epidemiological studies.
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Score the MFQ as follows:
Mean scores of pediatric and psychiatric groups.
| Scale/Subscale | Pediatric mean (SD) | Psychiatric mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|
SMFQ-C | 4.68 (4.66) | 7.14 (5.19) |
Psychiatric group. This group comprised 48 consecutive child psychiatric outpatient referrals attending the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburg and aged between 6 and 17 years.
Pediatric group. This group comprised 125 6-11 years old (only one was younger than seven) who had been brought to the primary care pediatric clinic of a large Health Maintenance Organization for a variety of general health problems.
There are no prescribed cut points for any version the MFQ.
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Depression
The purpose of the evaluation is to:
Self-administered
Clinical
Questionnaire
6 to 17 years
Less than 5 minutes
Since the questionnaire relies on client self-report, all responses should be verified by the clinician, and a definitive diagnosis is made on clinical grounds taking into account how well the client understood the questionnaire, as well as other relevant information from the client.
There is no single cutpoint that is best for use in all circumstances. This is true of all screening tests, whether psychiatric or general medical. As a result the authors group does not recommend any specific cutpoints for use with the MFQ. Rather it is up to users to decide what will be most useful in their particular circumstances.
Angold, A., Costello, E. J., Messer, S. C., Pickles, A., Winder, F., & Silver, D. (1995) The development of a short questionnaire for use in epidemiological studies of depression in children and adolescents. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 5, 237 – 249.