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Development and validation of a brief observer-rated screening scale for depression in elderly medical patients
Author(s)Margaret F Hammond, Shaun T O'Keefe, David H Barer
Journal titleAge and Ageing, vol 29, no 6, November 2000
Pagespp 511-516
KeywordsDepression ; Screening ; Evaluation.
AnnotationThe authors devised a 9-item scale using observable behaviour for criteria for depression from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-III). Three items were subsequently rejected. The resulting 6-item observation-based scale shows good sensitivity and specificity for depression in geriatric inpatients, and can be completed by nurses who reliably recognise the signs of depression. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-010126203 A
ClassmarkENR: 3V: 4C

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