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Center for epidemiological studies depression scale (CES-D)

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The Center for epidemiological studies depression scale (CES-D) is a 20 item questionnaire screening for depression in patients with chronic disease.

Items are scored on a 1-4 scale, with the total scale score calculated as a sum of the factor scores.

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Citations

Radloff, L. S. (1977). The CES-D scale: A self report depression scale for research in the general population. Applied Psychological Measurements, 1, 385-401.

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