Evaluating Screening Tests for Depression in Post-Stroke Older Adults.

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Abstract

Uncertainty surrounds which screening test to use in older patients with poststroke depression, in whom symptoms of depression are more complex and often occur in conjunction with other comorbidities. We evaluated screening tests for depression among a cohort of older ambulatory individuals with comorbid ischemic heart disease and prior stroke.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol

Title: Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology

Publisher: SAGE Publications

ISSN: 0891-9887

ISSN (Print): 0891-9887

Publication date (Electronic): May 2018

Volume: 31

Issue: 3

Affiliations

[1 ] 1 Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.

[2 ] 2 San Francisco VA Health Care System, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Article

DOI: 10.1177/0891988718778791

PubMed ID: 29793370

SO-VID: 78267481-e7f7-4e55-b91a-4491a2919ff0

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Keywords: geriatric populations,stroke,depression screening

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Keywords: geriatric populations, stroke, depression screening

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