title: [Depression and dementia: contribution to the French validation of 2 depression scales: the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia and the Dementia Mood Assessment Scale].
abstract: This study establishes, in a sample of elderly demented patients, the validity of a french translation of two depression rating scales: Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD, Alexopoulos 1988), Dementia Mood Assessment Scale (DMAS, Sunderland 1988). Cognitive performances of 24 patients (mean age 77.9 +/- 7.4, 7 men 17 women), meeting DSM III-R criteria for dementia, have been evaluated. Four clinicians, blind to the clinical diagnosis of depression established by a psychogeriatrist, have evaluated the sample with the two scales. All patients present middle to severe dementia: MMS = 16.8 +/- 3.45. Eleven patients (45%) present moreover depression. Concurrent validity has been established against Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, test retest reliability, inter-rater reliability and internal consistency are established for each scale. These characteristics are pleading for a good reliability of the french translation of CSDD and DMAS, in the presence of cognitive impairment.
authors.affiliation: Service Universitaire de Psychogériatrie, Prilly Lausanne, Suisse.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Camus
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Ousset
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Micas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008609:Mental Status Schedule / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
vernacular_title: Dépression et démence: contribution à la validation française de deux échelles de dépression: "Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia" et "Dementia Mood Assessment Scale".