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Geriatric depression scale

Depression is widely found in elders as they experience more stress and changes in life. This depression is called a Geriatric depression. Hence a Geriatric Depression Scale helps to identify depression in elders. It was developed by J. A. Yesavage with the help of few others in 1982. A Geriatric Depression scale is a self [...]

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