While there are many instruments available to measure depression, this scale has been tested and used extensively with the elderly population.

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Physicians may choose a screening tool most appropriate to one’s age that can efficiently recognize risks for depression. The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) may be suitable for older adults.

The Geriatric Depression Scale is ideal for evaluating the clinical severity of depression and for monitoring treatment in older patients. Visit Pulse Reference for details on 140 symptoms, including ...

A study of depression in primary open-angle glaucoma patients found a higher rate in older adults, which can affect adherence to glaucoma treatment.

These were the Beck Depression Inventory-II, Brief Symptom Inventory-18, Center for Epidemiologic Studies–Depression Scale, Geriatric Depression Scale-15, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, ...

Original Article Published: 01 September 2004 Thematic Clinical Issue on Late-Life Depression A Systematic Review of Antidepressant Placebo-Controlled Trials for Geriatric Depression: Limitations ...