Psychometric properties of the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 in older primary care patients

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 248-259

  Gloster, Andrew T ^a   Rhoades, Howard M ^b   Novy, Diane ^c   Klotsche, Jens ^a   Senior, Ashley ^d,e   Kunik, Mark ^d,e   Wilson, Nancy ^d,e   Stanley, Melinda A ^d,e  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Assessment; Depression Anxiety Stress Scale; GAD; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; STRESS; VALIDITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 49949112664     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.01.023     Document Type: Article

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