title: Italian community norms for the Brief Symptom Inventory in the elderly.
abstract: Italian community norms for the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) in the elderly are presented on 462 subjects. Means do not substantially differ from previously published US norms for the elderly. Higher scores were found in women and in subjects with social or distressing somatic conditions.
authors.affiliation: Psychogeriatric Service, University of Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Leo
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Frisoni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rozzini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trabucchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003071:Cognition; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012737:Sex Factors; D012944:Social Support; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires