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| A revised CES-D measure of depressive symptoms and a DSM-based measure of major depressive episodes in the elderly | | Author(s) | Carolyn L Turvey, Robert B Wallace, Regula Herzog |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 11, no 2, June 1999 |
| Pages | pp 139-148 |
| Keywords | Depression ; Symptoms ; Diagnosis ; Screening ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study examines the psychometric properties of two new abbreviated versions of standard measures of depression: a revised 8-item Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D); and a short-form Composite International Diagnostic Interview (short-form CIDI). A sample of 6,133 older Americans, aged 70 and over, completed both measures as part of the Asset and Health Dynamics Study of the Oldest Old. The revised CES-D had an internal consistency and factor structure comparable to that of previous versions of the CES-D. The sources of discordance between the two measures were examined, and the two measures were compared on self-report of four clinical variables: medical illness; physician diagnosis; psychiatric treatment; and antidepressant or tranquillizer use. Both measures were associated with self-report of physical diagnosis and psychiatric treatment. Respondents positive for depression on the CES-D reported higher rates of antidepressant use. Respondents positive on the short-form CIDI only did not report more antidepressant use than non-depressant respondents. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990728221 A |
| Classmark | ENR: CT: LK7: 3V: 4C: 7T |
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