Objectives. To assess the appropriateness of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and the Montgomery±Asberg Depression Rating Scale in depressed elderly physically ill patients. Design. Depression scale scores from depressed medical inpatients were assessed for internal consistency using Cronbach's
Letter to the editor: Comparison of the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale and the Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale in elderly depressed patients
✍ Scribed by Nicole Mittmann; Nathan Herrmann; Kenneth I. Shulman; Ivan Silver; Neil Shear; Claudio A. Naranjo
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 89 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
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