The 10-item kessler psychological distress scale (K10) as a screening instrument in older individuals

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 596-606

  Anderson, Tracy M ^a,b   Sunderland, Matthew ^a,b   Andrews, Gavin ^a,b   Titov, Nickolai ^c   Dear, Blake F ^c   Sachdev, Perminder S ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

K10; Norms; Old age; Population based study; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DSM-IV; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KESSLER PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 85027943001     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2013.01.009     Document Type: Article

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