Measuring depression at the end of life: Is the hamilton depression rating scale a Valid instrument?

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Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-54

  Olden, Megan ^a,c   Rosenfeld, Barry ^a   Pessin, Hayley ^b   Breitbart, William ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Depression; End of life; Hamilton (HAM D); Terminal illness

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; ROC CURVE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 58849140115     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191108320415     Document Type: Article

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