Development of the EURO–D scale – a European Union initiative to compare symptoms of depression in 14 European centres

J. Prince, M.; Reischies, F.; T. F. Beekman, A.; Fuhrer, R.; Jonker, C.; -L. Kivela, S.; A. Lawlor, B.; Lobo, A.; Magnusson, H.; Fichter, M.; Van Oyen, H.; Roelands, M.; Skoog, I.; Turrina, C.; R. M. Copeland, J.

doi:10.1192/bjp.174.4.330

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Development of the EURO–D scale – a European Union initiative to compare symptoms of depression in 14 European centres

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Authors:

M. J. Prince

F. Reischies

A. T. F. Beekman

Abstract

Background In an 11-country European collaboration, 14 population-based surveys included 21 724 subjects aged ⩾65 years. Most participating centres used the Geriatric Mental State (GMS), but other measures were also used. Aims To derive from these instruments a common depression symptoms scale, the ...

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