Prevalence of depression in an elderly community sample: A comparison of GMS-AGECAT and DSM-IV diagnostic criteria

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1339-1345

  Newman, S C ^a,b   Sheldon, C T ^a   Bland, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM;

ALBERTA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031797473     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291798007442     Document Type: Article

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