Screening for depression among community-dwelling elders: Usefulness of the center for epidemiologic studies depression scale

Context: Though common, depressive disorders often remain undetected in late life. Aim: To examine the usefulness of Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) for identifying depression among older people. Settings and Design: Community resident older people (aged 65 years or more), were e...

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Main Authors: Sebind Kumar, Anisha Nakulan, Sumesh Purushothaman Thoppil, Rejani Parameshwaran Parassery, Shaji Sivaraman Kunnukattil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2016;volume=38;issue=5;spage=483;epage=485;aulast=Kumar