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oh sure, i'm fine...considering the shape i'm in!!! DEPRESSION IN THE ELDERLY:Geriatric Depression Scale From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) is a 30-item self-report assessment used to identify depression in the elderly. [edit] Description The GDS questions are answered "yes" or "no", instead of a five-category response set. This simplicity enables the scale to be used with ill or moderately cognitively impaired individuals. The scale is commonly used as a routine part of a comprehensive geriatric assessment. One point is assigned to each answer and the cumulative score is rated on a scoring grid. The grid sets a range of 0-9 as "normal", 10-19 as "mildly depressed", and 20-30 as "severely depressed". A diagnosis of clinical depression should not be based on GDS results alone. Although the test has well-established reliability and validity evaluated against other diagnostic criteria, responses should be considered along with results from a comprehensive diagnostic work-up. A short version of the GDS containing 15 questions has been developed, and the scale is available in languages other than English. The GDS was first developed in 1982 by J.A. Yesavage and others ~information obtained from wikipedia.com

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