Cornell scale for depression in dementia
@article{Alexopoulos1988CornellSF, title={Cornell scale for depression in dementia}, author={G. Alexopoulos and R. Abrams and R. Young and C. Shamoian}, journal={Biological Psychiatry}, year={1988}, volume={23}, pages={271-284} }
The Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia is introduced. This is a 19-item clinician-administered instrument that uses information from interviews with both the patient and a nursing staff member, a method suitable for demented patients. The scale has high interrater reliability (kw = 0.67), internal consistency (coefficient alpha: 0.84), and sensitivity. Total Cornell Scale scores correlate (0.83) with depressive subtypes of various intensity classified according to Research Diagnostic… CONTINUE READING
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