Depression in first generation labour migrants in Western Europe: The utility of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 538-544

  Spijker, J ^a   van der Wurff, Frits B ^b,e   Poort, E C ^a   Smits, C H M ^d   Verhoeff, A P ^d   Beekman, A T F ^b,c  

^a MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^e GGZ Foundation for Mental Health Care Buitenamstel   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CES D; Elderly; Ethnic differences; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRANT WORKER; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCREENING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WESTERN EUROPE;

AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; TURKEY;

EID: 3042735564     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1122     Document Type: Article

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