Optimal metrics for identifying long term patterns of depression in older HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected men who have sex with men

Objectives: Center of Epidemiologic Studies–Depression Scale (CES-D) provides a snapshot of symptom severity at a single point in time. However, the best way of using CES-D to classify long-term depression is unclear.Method: To identify long-term depression among HIV-infected and HIV–uninfected 50+ year-old men who have sex with men (MSM) with at least 5 years of follow-up, we compared sensitivities and specificities of CES-D–based metrics...