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- Title
A VALIDATION STUDY OF THE GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE SHORT FORM.
- Authors
Herrmann, Nathan; Mittmann, Nicole; Silver, Ivan L.; Shulman, Kenneth I.; Busto, Usoa A.; Shear, Neil H.; Naranjo, Claudio A.
- Abstract
The validity of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) short form was assessed in a geriatric affective disorders outpatient clinic (N = 116). The GDS was highly correlated with the Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), and with optimal cutoff scores of 5/6, demonstrated a sensitivity of 85% and a specificity of 74.0%. The GDS appears to be a useful, valid screening instrument in this population.
- Subjects
GERIATRIC psychiatry; MENTAL health of older people; GERIATRIC neuropsychiatry; SCHIZOPHRENIA in old age; NEUROSES in old age; BEHAVIORAL medicine
- Publication
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 1996, Vol 11, Issue 5, p457
- ISSN
0885-6230
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199605)11:5<457::AID-GPS325>3.0.CO;2-2