老年抑郁量表（简称GDS），GDS是一种用于评估老年人抑郁症状严重程度的常用量表。
GDS通常包含一系列关于心情、生活态度、体重变化、社交活动等方面的问题，被评测者需要根据自身情况回答，并根据不同问题的选择给出相应的评分。通过分析这些得分，医疗专业人员可以评估老年人的抑郁症状的程度和严重程度。
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