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]
The Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale is a short self-administered survey to quantify the depressed status of a patient. There are 20 items on the scale that rate the affective, psychological and somatic symptoms associated with depression.[citation needed]
There are ten positively worded and ten negatively worded questions. Each question is scored on a scale of 1 through 4 (based on these replies: "a little of the time", "some of the time", "good part of the time", "most of the time").[citation needed]
Scores on the test range from 20 through 80. The scores fall into four ranges:[citation needed]
- 20-44 Normal Range
- 45-59 Mildly Depressed
- 60-69 Moderately Depressed
- 70 and above Severely Depressed
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
External links
- Depression Test - Online version of test
References
- ^ Zung, WW (1965). "A self-rating depression scale". Archives of General Psychiatry. 12: 63–70. doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1965.01720310065008. PMID 14221692.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Zanqın özünüqiymətləndirmə depressiya cədvəli http://www.mentalhealth.az/default.aspx?m=Test&id=4&l=1
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.