The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale in older Chinese: Thresholds for long and short forms

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 465-470

  Cheng, Sheung Tak ^a   Chan, Alfred C M ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

CES D; Chinese; Elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; ROC CURVE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL STATUS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 19144364393     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1314     Document Type: Article

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