Geriatric Depression Scale Questionnaire Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) (Yesavage JA, Brink TL, Rose TL, et al. Development and validation of a geriatric depression screening scale: a preliminary report. J Psychiatry Res. 1983;17(1):37-49). Intellectual Product Geriatric Depression Scale Questionnaire CDISC C106697 GDS C0451184 Geriatric Depression Scale Questionnaire A standardized rating scale developed by Yesavage et al in 1983, which is a self-report assessment used to identify depression in older adults. The questionnaire contains 30 items. All questions are answered 'yes' or 'no'. GDS01 Clinical or Research Assessment Questionnaire