Author:
BEEKMAN A. T. F.,DEEG D. J. H.,VAN LIMBEEK J.,BRAAM A. W.,DE VRIES M. Z.,VAN TILBURG W.
Abstract
The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale (CES-D) has been widely used
in studies of late-life depression. Psychometric properties are generally favourable, but data on the
criterion validity of the CES-D in elderly community-based samples are lacking. In a sample of
older (55–85 years) inhabitants of the Netherlands, 487 subjects were selected to study criterion
validity of the CES-D. Using the 1-month prevalence of major depression derived from the
Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) as criterion, the weighted sensitivity of the CES-D was 100%;
specificity 88%; and positive predictive value 13·2%. False positives were not more likely among
elderly with physical illness, cognitive decline or anxiety. We conclude that the criterion validity of
the CES-D for major depression was very satisfactory in this sample of older adults.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health,Applied Psychology
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