No abstract

The relation between cognitive distortion and depression, found in adult affective disorders, has not previously been demonstrated in childhood affective disorders. Therefore, a Cognitive Bias Questionnaire for Children (CBQC) was developed to examine this relation in a sample of 39 psychiatrically disturbed children and adolescents. The depressed-distorted (DD) scale from the CBQC was significantly correlated with psychiatric and self-reported ratings of depression and could significantly discriminate affective from non-affective disorders. These results are discussed in terms of their limitations and in terms of other evidence suggesting that child, adolescent, and adult depressives share similar cognitive attributes.

No abstract