Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale

The Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale was designed by Duke University psychiatrist William W.K. Zung MD (1929–1992) to assess the level of depression for patients diagnosed with depressive disorder.[1]

  • 20-44 Normal Range
  • 45-59 Mildly Depressed
  • 60-69 Moderately Depressed
  • 70 and above Severely Depressed
Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale
Purposeassess level of depression

The Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale has been translated into many languages, including Arabic,[2] Azerbaijani,[3] Dutch, German, Portuguese,[4] and Spanish.[5]

See also

References
  1. Zung, WW (1965). "A self-rating depression scale". Archives of General Psychiatry. 12: 63–70. doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1965.01720310065008. PMID 14221692.
  2. Kirkby, R; Al Saif, A; El-Din Mohamed, G (2005). "Validation of an Arabic translation of the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale". Annals of Saudi Medicine. 25 (3): 205–8. PMID 16119520.
  3. "Zanqın özünüqiymətləndirmə depressiya cədvəli" (in Azerbaijani).
  4. Chagas, Marcos Hortes Nisihara; Tumas, Vitor; Loureiro, Sonia Regina; Hallak, Jaime E.C.; Trzesniak, Clarissa; De Sousa, João Paulo Machado; Ricciopo Rodrigues, Guilherme Gustavo; Filho, Alaor Santos; Crippa, José Alexandre S. (2010). "Validity of a Brazilian version of the Zung self-rating depression scale for screening of depression in patients with Parkinson's disease". Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 16: 42–45. doi:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2009.07.010. PMID 19660977.
  5. Martínez, KG; Guiot, HM; Casas-Dolz, I; González-Tejera, G; Colón De Martí, LN (2003). "Applicability of the Spanish Translation of the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale in a general Puerto Rican population". Puerto Rico health sciences journal. 22 (2): 179–85. PMID 12866143.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.