[A screening tool for depression in the elderly in the general population: the usefulness of Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)].

In community-based studies the CES-D is the most widely used screening instrument for depression in the elderly. In the Netherlands it is relatively unknown. Results of a literature-survey and empirical data of three groups of older respondents in the Netherlands are presented (n1 = 224, n2 = 116, n3 = 190).