Use of self-administered instruments to assess psychiatric disorders in older people: Validity of the General Health Questionnaire, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale and the self-completion version of the revised Clinical Interview Schedule

Background Diagnosis of depressive disorder using interviewer-administered instruments is expensive and frequently impractical in large epidemiological surveys. The aim of this study was to assess the validity of three self-completion measures of depressive disorder and other psychiatric disorders i...

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Main Authors: Head, J, Stansfeld, SA, Ebmeier, K, Geddes, J, Allan, C, Lewis, G, Kivimäki, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013