Beck depression inventory-II (BDI-II) and the geriatric depression scale (GDS) in older women

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 3-12

  Jefferson, Angela L ^a,b   Powers, David V ^a,b   Pope, Michaela ^a,b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Beck Depression Inventory II; Concurrent validity; Geriatric depression; Geriatric Depression Inventory; Internal consistency; Psychometric qualities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0035044030     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v22n03_02     Document Type: Article

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