Validation of the Arabic version of the short Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15)

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 571-581

  Chaaya, Monique ^a   Sibai, Abla Mehio ^a   Roueiheb, Zeina El ^a   Chemaitelly, Hiam ^a   Chahine, Lama M ^a   Al Amin, Hassen ^a   Mahfoud, Ziyad ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Arabic GDS 15; Elderly depression; Geriatric scale; Validation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

AGED; ARABS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 41549161671     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610208006741     Document Type: Article

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