Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale
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The Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale was designed by Duke University
psychiatrist
Dr. William W.K. Zung to assess the level of depression
for patients diagnosed with depressive disorder.
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 rating affective, psychological and somatic symptoms associated with depression.
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").
Scores on the test range from 20 through 80. The scores fall into four ranges:
The Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale has been translated into many languages, including Arabic , Azerbaijani, Dutch, German, Portuguese , Spanish and others.
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
psychiatrist
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
Dr. William W.K. Zung to assess the level of depression
Clinical depression
Major depressive disorder is a mental disorder characterized by an all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem, and by loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities...
for patients diagnosed with depressive disorder.
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 rating affective, psychological and somatic symptoms associated with depression.
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").
Scores on the test range from 20 through 80. The scores fall into four ranges:
- 20-49 Normal Range
- 50-59 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 , Azerbaijani, Dutch, German, Portuguese , Spanish and others.
See also
- Zung Self-Rating Anxiety ScaleZung Self-Rating Anxiety ScaleThe Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale was designed by William W. K. Zung, a psychiatrist from Duke University, to quantify a patient's level of anxiety....
- Diagnostic classification and rating scales used in psychiatryDiagnostic classification and rating scales used in psychiatryThe following diagnostic systems and rating scales are used in psychiatry and clinical psychology.-Diagnostic Criteria:*Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders *ICD-10 Chapter V: Mental and behavioural disorders...
External links
- Depression Test - Online version of test