Relationship between age and aspects of depression: Consistency and reliability across two longitudinal studies

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 119-126

  Nguyen, Ha T ^a   Zonderman, Alan B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; CES D; Depression; Subscales

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 33747064631     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.21.1.119     Document Type: Article

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