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The primary source used in the development of this supplement is the Geriatric Depression Scale web page[1]  maintained by Dr. Jerome Yesavage, co-developer of the instrument. It contains scoring instructions and links to multiple language translations. The Knaus WA, Draper EA, Wagner DP, Zimmerman JE. APACHE II: a severity of disease classification system. Critical Care Medicine 1985; 13(10):818–29. The development of the GDS SHORT FORM is discussed in "Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS): Recent Evidence and Development of a Shorter Version"[2] by Drs. Sheikh and Yesavage. Validation and possible interpretations of the GDS SHORT FORM are discussed in "The Short Form of the Geriatric Depression Scale: A Comparison With the 30-Item Form."[3]

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