Validity of the depression-Arkansas (D-ARK) scale: A tool for measuring major depressive disorder

Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 167-173

  Smith, G Richard ^a   Kramer, Teresa L ^a   Hollenberg, Jan A ^a   Mosley, Cindy L ^a   Ross, Robin L ^b   Burnam, Audrey ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

^b Ozark Guidance Center   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment tools; Depression; Outcomes management; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RATING SCALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARKANSAS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036738857     PISSN: 15223434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019763130150     Document Type: Article

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