Validating a shortened depression scale (10 item CES-D) among HIV-positive people in British Columbia, Canada.

To establish the reliability and validity of a shortened (10-item) depression scale used among HIV-positive patients enrolled in the Drug Treatment Program in British Columbia, Canada.The 10-item CES-D (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale) was examined among 563 participants who initia...

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Main Authors: Wendy Zhang, Nadia O'Brien, Jamie I Forrest, Kate A Salters, Thomas L Patterson, Julio S G Montaner, Robert S Hogg, Viviane D Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3400644?pdf=render