Compared the single question (ie, Do you often feel sad or depressed?) with the Geriatric
Depression Scale (GDS) for ability to correctly identify depression in 55 elderly veterans …

OBJECTIVE: To develop and test the effectiveness of a 5‐item version of the Geriatric
Depression Scale (GDS) in screening for depression in a frail community‐dwelling older …

The performances of shorter versions of the Geriatric Depression scale (GDS) are examined.
A cutoff of 4/5 gives the best sensitivity (80%) and specificity (77%) for the 15‐item version …

The validity of two screening measures for depression was assessed in a geriatric medical
outpatient population. Sixty‐eight patients completed both questionnaires; 31 also …

As part of an effort to improve the detection of depression in geriatric hospitalized medical
patients, the validity of two self‐rating depression scales, the Zung Self‐rating Depression …

Background: Later-life depressive disorders are a major public health problem in primary
care settings. A validated screening instrument might aid in the recognition of depression …

Objective: To prospectively evaluate the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) in cognitively
intact and impaired patients undergoing outpatient geriatric assessment. Subjects: One …

Until now, no self‐rated depression scale had been validated as a screening measure for
major depression in the older patient hospitalized with medical illness. The present report …

OBJECTIVES: To test the effectiveness of a five‐item version of the Geriatric Depression
Scale (GDS) for the screening of depression in community‐dwelling older subjects …

Objective: To re‐examine the test characteristics of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)
and the Brief Carroll Depression Rating Scale (BCDRS) in elderly medical inpatients …