The Symptom Checklist-core depression (SCL-CD6) scale: Psychometric properties of a brief six item scale for the assessment of depression

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 82-88

  Magnusson Hanson, Linda L ^a   Westerlund, Hugo ^a   Leineweber, Constanze ^a   Osika, Walter ^a   Theorell, Töres ^a   Rugulies, Reiner ^b   Bech, Per ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Depressive disorder; epidemiology; major depressive disorder; psychometrics; questionnaires; validation study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWEDEN; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHECKLIST; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893107928     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494813500591     Document Type: Article

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