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The role of labelling processes in the assessment of geriatric depression
Author(s) -
Cohen Carl L.,
Crosby Mabel,
Zeman David
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.930030308
Subject(s) - labelling , perspective (graphical) , depression (economics) , psychology , value (mathematics) , psychiatry , clinical psychology , criminology , artificial intelligence , machine learning , computer science , economics , macroeconomics
Informed by a labelling theory perspective, the authors examine the difficulties in diagnosing depression in elderly persons. Two popular diagnostic tools, the DSM‐III and depression scales, are used to illustrat the value judgements, theoretical biases, and insensitivity to geriatric norms that underlie the diagnostic decisions. The implications of these problems are discussed.