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A validation study of The Geriatric Depression Scale short form |
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| Authors: | Nathan Herrmann Nicole Mittmann Ivan L. Silver Kenneth I. Shulman Usoa A. Busto Neil H. Shear Claudio A. Naranjo |
| 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. |
| Keywords: | old age depression Geriatric Depression Scale validation |