Rating scales for depression in the elderly: External and internal validity

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 384-389

  Kørner, Alex ^a,d   Lauritzen, Lise ^a   Abelskov, Kirsten ^b   Gulmann, Nils C ^b   Brodersen, Anne Marie ^c   Wedervang Jensen, Torben ^c   Kjeldgaard, Karen Marie ^a  

^a FREDERIKSBORG GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BECH-RAFAELSEN MELANCHOLIA SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNELL SCALE FOR DEPRESSION IN DEMENTIA; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

EID: 33947732713     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v68n0305     Document Type: Article

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