Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)
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Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)
A self-report screener consisting of 20 likert items measuing depressive symptoms developed by Hann et al (1999)
The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD) - Revised (R)
A revised version of the CES-D
References
Hann, D., Winter, K., & Jacobsen, P. (1999) Measurement of depressive symptoms in cancer patients. Evaluation of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 46, 437-443.
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