Observational scale and geriatric depression scale of yesavage to identify depressive symptoms in older patients

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages 437-442

  Torres, R M ^a   Miralles, R ^a   Garcia Caselles, M P ^a   Arellano, M ^a   Aguilera, A ^a   Pi Figueras, M ^a   Cervera, A M ^a  

^a Del Mar University   (Spain)

Author keywords

Depression; Diagnosis of depression in elderly; Geriatric depression scale; Long term care; Observational scale

Indexed keywords

AGED; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; HOSPITALIZATION; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONG TERM CARE; OBSERVATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; OBSERVATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 3042594165     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2004.04.056     Document Type: Article

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