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Development of the EURO–D scale – a European Union initiative to compare symptoms of depression in 14 European centres

The British Journal of Psychiatry · 1999 · Vol. 174(4) · pp. 330–338

Martin Prince✉(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)Friedel M. ReischiesAartjan T.F. Beekman(Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)Rebecca Fuhrer(Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital)C. Jonker(Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)Sirkka‐Liisa KiveläBrian Lawlor(St. James's Hospital)António Lobo(Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa)H. MagnússonManfred M. Fichter(Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)Herman Van Oyen(Institut Scientifique de Santé Publique)Marc Roelands(Ghent University)Ingmar Skoog(Sahlgrenska University Hospital)Cesare TurrinaJ. R. M. Copeland(University of Liverpool)

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Abstract

The EURO-D scale should permit valid comparison of risk-factor associations between centres, even if between-centre variation remains difficult to attribute.

Health disparities and outcomes Aging and Gerontology Research Health and Wellbeing ResearchScale (ratio)Internal consistencyDepression (economics)European unionConsistency (knowledge bases)PopulationPsychologyGeriatric Depression ScaleDemographyPsychiatry

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AgedAged, 80 and overAttitude of Health PersonnelDepressive DisorderEuropeHumansInterview, PsychologicalRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificityPrevalenceAge DistributionSex Distribution

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