The Kimberley Assessment of Depression of Older Indigenous Australians: Prevalence of Depressive Disorders, Risk Factors and Validation of the KICA-dep Scale

Osvaldo P. Almeida; Leon Flicker; Stephen Fenner; Kate Smith; Zoe Hyde; David Atkinson; Linda Skeaf; Roslyn Malay; Dina LoGiudice

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0094983

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The Kimberley Assessment of Depression of Older Indigenous Australians: Prevalence of Depressive Disorders, Risk Factors and Validation of the KICA-dep Scale

Osvaldo P. Almeida,

Affiliations School of Psychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, WA Centre for Health & Ageing, Centre for Medical Research, Perth, Australia, Department of Psychiatry, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia
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Leon Flicker,

Affiliations WA Centre for Health & Ageing, Centre for Medical Research, Perth, Australia, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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Stephen Fenner,

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia
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Kate Smith,

Affiliation WA Centre for Health & Ageing, Centre for Medical Research, Perth, Australia
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Zoe Hyde,

Affiliations WA Centre for Health & Ageing, Centre for Medical Research, Perth, Australia, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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David Atkinson,

Affiliations Rural Clinical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services, Broome, Australia
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Linda Skeaf,

Affiliation WA Centre for Health & Ageing, Centre for Medical Research, Perth, Australia
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Roslyn Malay,

Affiliation WA Centre for Health & Ageing, Centre for Medical Research, Perth, Australia
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Dina LoGiudice

* E-mail: dina.logiudice@mhorg.au

Affiliations WA Centre for Health & Ageing, Centre for Medical Research, Perth, Australia, Aged Care, Melbourne Health, Melbourne, Australia
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The Kimberley Assessment of Depression of Older Indigenous Australians: Prevalence of Depressive Disorders, Risk Factors and Validation of the KICA-dep Scale

Osvaldo P. Almeida,
Leon Flicker,
Stephen Fenner,
Kate Smith,
Zoe Hyde,
David Atkinson,
Linda Skeaf,
Roslyn Malay,
Dina LoGiudice

Published: April 16, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0094983

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