%0 Journal Article %J Int Psychogeriatr %D 1999 %T A revised CES-D measure of depressive symptoms and a DSM-based measure of major depressive episodes in the elderly. %A Carolyn L. Turvey %A Robert B Wallace %A A. Regula Herzog %K Aged %K Antidepressive Agents %K depression %K Depressive Disorder, Major %K Diagnosis, Differential %K Female %K Humans %K Male %K Prospective Studies %K Psychiatric Status Rating Scales %K Psychometrics %K Severity of Illness Index %K Surveys and Questionnaires %X

This study examines the psychometric properties of two new abbreviated versions of standard measures of depression, a revised eight-item Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D) and a short-form Composite International Diagnostic Interview (short-form CIDI). A sample of 6,133 elders, age 70 years or older, completed both measures as part of the Asset and Health Dynamics Study of the Oldest Old. The revised CES-D had an internal consistency and factor structure comparable to that of prior versions of the CES-D. The sources of discordance between the two measures were examined and the two measures were compared on self-report of four clinical variables: medical illness, physician diagnosis, psychiatric treatment, and antidepressant or tranquilizer use. Both measures were associated with self-report of physician diagnosis and psychiatric treatment. Respondents positive for depression on the CES-D reported higher rates of antidepressant use. Respondents positive on the short-form CIDI only did not report more antidepressant use than nondepressed respondents.

%B Int Psychogeriatr %I 11 %V 11 %P 139-48 %8 1999 Jun %G eng %U https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11475428/ %N 2 %1 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11475428?dopt=Abstract %4 Antidepressive Agents/Therapeutic Use/Depression/Depression, Involutional/Gender/Prospective Studies/Psychiatric Status Rating Scales/Psychometrics/Severity of Illness Index/Support, Non U.S. Government/Support, U.S. Government--PHS %$ 4340 %R 10.1017/s1041610299005694