Measures of depression in older adults with generalized anxiety disorder: A psychometric evaluation

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 114-120

  Snyder, Allison G ^a,b,c   Stanley, Melinda A ^a,b,c   Novy, Diane M ^a,b,c   Averill, Patricia M ^a,b,c   Gayle Beck, J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c University of Texas Mental Sciences Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Depression; Dysthymia; Elderly; Generalized anxiety disorder; Older adults; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034045033     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6394(2000)11:3<114::AID-DA5>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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