Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI) is a self-assessment scale for depressive symptoms that can be administered to subjects of developmental age, between 8 and 17 years. It is made up of 27 items, with three alternative possibilities of response, graded on a scale from 0 to 2 points with increasing severity of the symptoms, which the subject is invited to choose based on the feelings of the previous 2 weeks; the total score will be between 0 and 54 points. It can be administered both individually and collectively and it can be completed in 15 min [21 ].
Self-Administered Psychiatric Scales For Children And Adolescents (SAFA) is a self-administered psychometric tool used to assess psychiatric comorbidities in children and adolescents. It is made up of six scales with different versions depending on the age group: 8–10 years “e”; 11–13 years “m”; 14–18 years “s.” It consists of an anxiety rating scale (SAFA-A), a depression rating (SAFA-D), an obsessive–compulsive symptom (SAFA-O), a psychogenic eating disorder (SAFA-P), one for somatic symptoms and hypochondria (SAFA-S), and finally one for phobias (SAFA-F) [22 ].
Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale—Second Edition (RCMAS-2) is a self-report tool consisting of 49 items to be administered both individually and in groups, which allows assessing the level and nature of the anxiety of children and young people aged 6 to 19. Through dichotomous questions, scores are provided for six distinct scales: physiological anxiety (FIS); concern (PRE); social anxiety (SOC); total anxiety index (TOT); defensive attitude (DIF); inconsistency index in responses (INC) [23 ].
