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                | Measure Name: | Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) |  
                | Measure Type: | Multi-item Scale |  
                | Construct: | Depressed Mood |  | Primary Content Area: | Mental Health |  | Secondary Content Area: |  |  | Brief Description: | The 20-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scale measures the extent to which participants have experience depressive symptoms "during the past week."  The CES-D was designed to cover the major symptoms of depression identified in the literature, with an emphasis on affective components. |  | Keywords: | CESD, depression, health status, affect |  | Target Population: | General Population |  | Mode of Administration: | Self-administered, Face-to-face, Telephone |  | 
             
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                    | Language: | English (eng) |  
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                | Source Measure: | No source measure has been specified. |  | Additional Translations: | No additional translations |  | 
            
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                | (Last Updated: 4/25/2011 2:13:12 PM by Rick Moser) |