A comparison of the validity of the Cornell Scale and the MADRS in detecting depression among memory clinic patients

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 287-294

  Knapskog, Anne Brita ^a   Barca, Maria Lage ^a,b   Engedal, Knut ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cornell Scale; Depression; Memory clinic; Montgomery Aasberg Depression Rating Scale; Scale validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNELL SCALE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

AGED; AREA UNDER CURVE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84855880287     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: 14219824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000334983     Document Type: Article

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