Geriatric depression scale short form and zung self-rating depression scale: A study of homebound elders

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 55-66

  Iglesias, Gail Herbert ^a  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Geriatric depression scale; Homebound; Masked depression

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TECHNIQUE; ZUNG SELF RATING DEPRESSION SCALE;

EID: 1542411585     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v27n03_05     Document Type: Article

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