A new depression scale designed for use with adults with mental retardation

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 222-226

  Meins, W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; RATING SCALE;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 0029997968     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1996.tb00625.x     Document Type: Article

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