## Abstract Depression in Parkinson's disease (dPD) is difficult to diagnose because depressive symptoms can overlap with symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). Subject‐rated scales such as the 30‐item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) may be useful in screening for dPD. There were 57 patients (33 me
P1.041 Factor structure of the Geriatric Depression Scale in Turkish Parkinson's disease patients
✍ Scribed by T. Ertan; S. Ertan; M.E. Tavşanli; G. Kiziltan; S. Ozekmekci
- Book ID
- 117753367
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 58 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1353-8020
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