Validation of the Armenian Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (Ces-D) among ethnic Armenians in Lebanon

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 442-448

  Kazarian, Shahe S ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Armenian CES D; Depression; Ethnic Armenians in Lebanon; Facture structure; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMENIA; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LEBANON; MALE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ARMENIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 69449108409     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764008100548     Document Type: Article

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