An informant interview for the diagnosis of dementia and depression in older adults (IDD-GMS)

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 298-309

  Lewis, Simon ^a,b   Hinchcliffe, Katy ^a   Katona, Cornelius ^a   Livingston, Gill ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia; Depression; Geriatric psychiatry; GMS; Informant interview

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0031778014     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199805)13:5<298::AID-GPS763>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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