Validation of the Spanish Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression and Zung Self-Rating Depression Scales: A Comparative Validation Study

Paulo Ruiz-Grosso; Christian Loret de Mola; Johann M. Vega-Dienstmaier; Jorge M. Arevalo; Kristhy Chavez; Ana Vilela; Maria Lazo; Julio Huapaya

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0045413

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Validation of the Spanish Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression and Zung Self-Rating Depression Scales: A Comparative Validation Study

Paulo Ruiz-Grosso ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Paulo Ruiz-Grosso, Christian Loret de Mola, Johann M. Vega-Dienstmaier

* E-mail: paulo.ruiz@upch.pe

Affiliations Mental Health Working Group, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Alberto Hurtado Medical School, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Christian Loret de Mola ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Paulo Ruiz-Grosso, Christian Loret de Mola, Johann M. Vega-Dienstmaier

Affiliations Mental Health Working Group, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Alberto Hurtado Medical School, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Johann M. Vega-Dienstmaier ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Paulo Ruiz-Grosso, Christian Loret de Mola, Johann M. Vega-Dienstmaier

Affiliations Mental Health Working Group, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Jorge M. Arevalo,

Affiliation Mental Health Working Group, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Kristhy Chavez,

Affiliations Mental Health Working Group, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Alberto Hurtado Medical School, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Ana Vilela,

Affiliations Mental Health Working Group, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Alberto Hurtado Medical School, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Maria Lazo,

Affiliations Mental Health Working Group, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Alberto Hurtado Medical School, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Julio Huapaya

Affiliations Mental Health Working Group, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Alberto Hurtado Medical School, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Validation of the Spanish Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression and Zung Self-Rating Depression Scales: A Comparative Validation Study

Paulo Ruiz-Grosso,
Christian Loret de Mola,
Johann M. Vega-Dienstmaier,
Jorge M. Arevalo,
Kristhy Chavez,
Ana Vilela,
Maria Lazo,
Julio Huapaya

Published: October 8, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045413

About the Authors

Paulo Ruiz-Grosso

Contributed equally to this work with: Paulo Ruiz-Grosso, Christian Loret de Mola, Johann M. Vega-Dienstmaier

* E-mail: paulo.ruiz@upch.pe

Affiliations Mental Health Working Group, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Alberto Hurtado Medical School, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru

Christian Loret de Mola

Contributed equally to this work with: Paulo Ruiz-Grosso, Christian Loret de Mola, Johann M. Vega-Dienstmaier

Affiliations Mental Health Working Group, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Alberto Hurtado Medical School, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru

Johann M. Vega-Dienstmaier

Contributed equally to this work with: Paulo Ruiz-Grosso, Christian Loret de Mola, Johann M. Vega-Dienstmaier

Affiliations Mental Health Working Group, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru

Jorge M. Arevalo

Affiliation Mental Health Working Group, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru

Kristhy Chavez

Affiliations Mental Health Working Group, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Alberto Hurtado Medical School, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru

Ana Vilela

Affiliations Mental Health Working Group, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Alberto Hurtado Medical School, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru

Maria Lazo

Affiliations Mental Health Working Group, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Alberto Hurtado Medical School, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru

Julio Huapaya

Affiliations Mental Health Working Group, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Alberto Hurtado Medical School, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PRG CLM JMV. Performed the experiments: PRG CLM JMA. Analyzed the data: PRG JMV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PRG JMV CLM. Wrote the paper: PRG CLM JMV KC AV ML JH.

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