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. 1994 Mar;50(2):256-60.
doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(199403)50:2<256::aid-jclp2270500218>3.0.co;2-e.

Validation of the Geriatric Depression Scale--Short Form among inpatients

E L Lesher  1 , J S Berryhill
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Validation of the Geriatric Depression Scale--Short Form among inpatients

E L Lesher et al. J Clin Psychol. 1994 Mar.

Abstract

Little is known about the diagnostic validity of the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form (GDS-SF), especially when compared to the original 30-item version (Geriatric Depression Scale-Long Form; GDS-LF). This study compared the GDS-SF and GDS-LF with a sample of depressed, demented, and thought-disordered inpatients. The GDS-SF and GDS-LF were found to be highly correlated (r = .89) and to have similar high sensitivity rates. The specificity rates for both forms were similar, but lower than desirable. Overall, the GDS-SF was found to be an adequate substitute for the GDS-LF.

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