Prevalence of depression and validation of the Beck Depression Inventory‐II and the Children's Depression Inventory‐Short amongst HIV‐positive adolescents in Malawi

This study demonstrates that the BDI-II has sound psychometric properties in an outpatient setting among HIV-positive adolescents in Malawi. The high prevalence of depression amongst HIV-positive Malawian adolescents noted in this study underscores the need for the development of comprehensive services for HIV-positive adolescents.