TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Performance of the CES-D and its short forms in screening suicidality and hopelessness in the community
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Cheung, Y. B.
A1  - Liu, Ka-Yuet
A1  - Yip, Paul S. F.
SP  - 79
EP  - 88
VL  - 37
IS  - 1
N2  - A measurement scale should be short and quick to complete if it is to be practically useful. Drawing on data from a community-based survey of 2,178 people in Hong Kong, we compared five short forms (5- to 10-item) and the original version (20-item) of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D; Radloff, 1977) in predicting suicidal attempts and suicidal thoughts. Short forms with as few as nine items performed in ways very similar to the full version; a version with only five items had a detectable difference from the full version. Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values in differentiating people with and without suicidal thought or attempt change almost linearly with the cut-offs.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2007.37.1.79
ID  - ref1
ER  -