The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale in Australian adolescents: Analysis of the second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

CONCLUSION: The K10 has utility for assessing psychological distress in health care and epidemiological research in Australian adolescents. Adolescents with K10 scores in the 'very high' range are at increased risk of MDD. Further assessment of these young people is indicated to identify those with or at risk of developing MDD.PMID:38095118 | DOI:10.1177/00048674231216601
Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research