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Een screeningsinstrument voor depressie bij ouderen in de algemene bevolking: De bruikbaarheid van de Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) [Screening for depression in the elderly in the community: using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) in the Netherlands].

  • Beekman, A.T.F., Van Limbeek, J., Deeg, D.J.H., Wouters, L., Van Tilburg, W. . Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie, 25, 95-103.
  • (1994)
ABSTRACT. Discusses the use of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (L.S. Radloff, 1977) to measure depression in old people in the Netherlands. The characteristics of the CES-D are described, and studies of the reliability, validity, dimensions, and robustness of the scale are reviewed. The results of several applications of the CES-D to Dutch old people are assessed. It is concluded that the CES-D is a valid instrument for use on old people in the Netherlands.
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