Measuring depression in a multicultural society: Conceptual issues and research recommendations

Hallym International Journal of Aging

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-46

  Kim, Giyeon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

cross cultural comparability; culture; depression; measurement equivalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; RACE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SYMPTOM; VALIDITY;

EID: 79955483727     PISSN: 15356523     EISSN: 15414485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HA.12.1.c     Document Type: Article

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