Usefulness of two instruments in assessing depression among elderly Mexicans in population studies and for primary care Utilidad de dos instrumentos para valorar depresión entre adultos mayores de México en estudios poblacionales y para la atención en el primer nivel de salud

OBJECTIVE: To determine the psychometric qualities of the CES-DR and GDS scales in the elderly and compare them to clinical psychiatric diagnoses. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The first phase consisted of home interviews for determining the psychometric qualities of the GDS and CES-DR scales. In the second...

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Main Authors: Sergio Sánchez-García, Teresa Juárez-Cedillo, José Juan García-González, Claudia Espinel-Bermúdez, Joseph J Gallo, Fernando A Wagner, Felipe Vázquez-Estupiñán, Carmen García-Peña
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2008-12-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342008000600005