The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale: A Review with a Theoretical and Empirical Examination of Item Content and Factor Structure

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Carleton, R Nicholas ^a   Thibodeau, Michel A ^a   Teale, Michelle J N ^a   Welch, Patrick G ^a   Abrams, Murray P ^a   Robinson, Thomas ^b   Asmundson, Gordon J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b REGINA QU APPELLE HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANHEDONIA; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMPIRICISM; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL VALIDITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYMPTOM; THEORETICAL STUDY; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84874567033     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058067     Document Type: Article

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