Screening for depression in African American and Caucasian older women

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 339-346

  Heller, Kenneth ^a   Viken, Richard J ^a   Swindle Jr , Ralph W ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Ethnic differences; Older adults; Screening; Short form CES D

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77951963827     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860903228820     Document Type: Article

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