| Literature DB >> 3337862 |
G S Alexopoulos1, R C Abrams, R C Young, C A Shamoian.
Abstract
The Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia is introduced. This is a 19-item clinician-administered instrument that uses information from interviews with both the patient and a nursing staff member, a method suitable for demented patients. The scale has high interrater reliability (kw = 0.67), internal consistency (coefficient alpha: 0.84), and sensitivity. Total Cornell Scale scores correlate (0.83) with depressive subtypes of various intensity classified according to Research Diagnostic Criteria.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3337862 DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(88)90038-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biol Psychiatry ISSN: 0006-3223 Impact factor: 13.382