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Biological Psychiatry

Volume 23, Issue 3, 1 February 1988, Pages 271-284
Biological Psychiatry

Cornell scale for depression in dementia,☆☆

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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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Presented at the New Research Section of the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Dallas, TX, 1985.

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This work has been supported by the Xerox, Link, and Greenwall Foundations.