Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia

Overview

Journal Biol Psychiatry

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Psychiatry

Date 1988 Feb 1

PMID 3337862

Citations 587

Authors

G S Alexopoulos

R C ABRAMS

R C Young

C A SHAMOIAN

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Abstract

The Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia is introduced. This is a 19-item clinician-administered instrument that uses information from interviews with both the patient and a nursing staff member, a method suitable for demented patients. The scale has high interrater reliability (kw = 0.67), internal consistency (coefficient alpha: 0.84), and sensitivity. Total Cornell Scale scores correlate (0.83) with depressive subtypes of various intensity classified according to Research Diagnostic Criteria.

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