Accuracy of three depression screening scales to diagnose major depressive episodes in older adults without neurocognitive disorders
Objective: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of three depression screening scales to diagnose major depressive episodes in the elderly. Methods: Participants (n=129, 88% female) answered a semi-structured psychiatric interview (Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview) to determine...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462016000200154&lng=en&tlng=en |