Screening for depression among geriatric inpatients with short versions of the geriatric depression scale

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 915-918

  Shah, Ajit ^a   Phongsathorn, Virach ^b   Bielawska, Celia ^c   Katona, Cornelius ^d  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST SURREY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Old age; Rating; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; RATING SCALE; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0029970847     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199610)11:10<915::AID-GPS411>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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