PHDCN: Depression Survey of Primary Caregivers in Chicago, 1997-2000

The Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) Depression survey is a component of a large-scale, interdisciplinary longitudinal study. It collected information from over 6,000 primary caregivers about depressive symptoms experienced in the past year, using an instrument adapted from the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. The data was collected between 1997 and 2000 under the direction of Felton J. Earls of Harvard University.

Use Cases

• Modeling risk factors for depression based on family and neighborhood context mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing longitudinal trends in caregiver mental health within the PHDCN cohort study framework.
• Studying the relationship between depressive symptoms in caregivers and child/adolescent development outcomes.

Strengths

• Data originates from a large-scale study following over 6,000 randomly selected children, adolescents, young adults, and their caregivers.
• Survey instrument is adapted from the established Composite International Diagnostic Interview (UM-CIDI).
• Longitudinal design allows for examination of changes over time.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count for this specific depression component is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Harvard University, Felton J. Earls

Collection Method

Longitudinal cohort study using surveys administered to primary caregivers.

Time Range

1997-2000

Geography

Chicago, Illinois, USA