A cross-cultural comparison of the phenotype of depression as measured by the Cornell Scale and the MADRS in two elderly outpatient populations.

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2012.06.003

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A cross-cultural comparison of the phenotype of depression as measured by the Cornell Scale and the MADRS in two elderly outpatient populations.

Journal of affective disorders - 10 Jan 2013

Knapskog Anne-Brita, Portugal Maria da Glória, Barca Maria Lage, Coutinho Evandro Silvia Freire, Laks Jerson, Engedal Knut

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BACKGROUND: Different cutoff points for a depressive disorder on depression scales exist in different countries. The reasons could be that the presence or the intensity of the various symptoms on the scales differ. We wanted to explore differences in scores on depression scales among patients in Brazil and Norway. METHODS: The Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) and the Montgomery-Aasberg Depression...

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