A Comparison of Three Brief Depression Measures in an Acute Psychiatric Population: CES-D-10, QIDS-SR, and DASS-21-DEP

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 217-230

  Weiss, Rachel B ^a   Aderka, Idan M ^a,b   Lee, Josephine ^a   Beard, Courtney ^a   Björgvinsson, Thröstur ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Assessment; Center for the epidemiological studies of depression short form; Depression; Depression anxiety and stress scales 21 item version; Psychometric; Quick inventory of depressive symptomatology self report version

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939878438     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: 15733505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-014-9461-y     Document Type: Article

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