Comparison of the diagnosis of melancholic and atypical features according to DSM-IV and somatic syndrome according to ICD-10 in patients suffering from major depression

Short versions of the geriatric depressi

Short versions of the geriatric depression scale: a study of their validity for the diagnosis of a major depressive episode according to ICD-10 and DSM-IV

✍ Osvaldo P. Almeida; Shirley A. Almeida 📂 Article 📅 1999 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 112 KB 👁 2 views

## Objective: To determine the validity of short geriatric depression scale (gds) versions for the detection of a major depressive episode according to icd-10 criteria for research and dsm-iv. ## Design: Cross-sectional evaluation of depressive symptoms in a sample of elderly subjects with short