Validity of the Brazilian version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) among primary care patients

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-113

  Castelo, Milena Sampaio ^a   Coelho Filho, João M ^b   Carvalho, Andr F ^b   Lima, José W O ^b   Noleto, Jamile C S ^b   Ribeiro, Kérsia G ^b   Siqueira Neto, José I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORTALEZA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; Mental health; Primary care; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHIATRIST; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; VALIDITY;

AGED; BRAZIL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 75149115226     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610209991219     Document Type: Article

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