Validity of orally administered Beck and Zung depression scales in a state hospital setting

Abstract

Thirty‐six consecutively admitted psychiatric inpatients were orally administered the Beck and Zung depression scales. Wide Range Achievement Test reading scores also were obtained. The Beck and Zung correlated significantly (p 0.001) with Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM‐III; American Psychiatric Association, 1980) depression criteria. When the patients were subdivided by diagnosis (Depression and mixed Depression vs. others), and depression scores compared, only the Zung significantly differentiated the two groups (F = 12.51, p <0.001). When subdivided by reading scores, both high (grade level M = 8.7) and low (grade level M = 3.2) groups' Beck and Zung scores correlated equally well with the DSM‐III criteria measure. This study substaintiated the common practice of orally presenting written tests to low functioning patients most convincingly in the case of the Zung Depression Scale.

Estimation of the number of working hours critical for the development of mental and physical fatigue symptoms in Japanese male workers—application of benchmark dose method

“…The SDS and CFSI were adopted as tools for evaluation of workers' mental and fatigue symptoms. The SDS has been used, and extensively validated, for the detection and follow up of mood disorders [Raft et al, 1979;Gabrys and Peters, 1985;Kivelä et al, 1986Kivelä et al, , 1987Tucker et al, 1987;Griffin and Kogut, 1988;Thurber et al, 2002;Gallegos-Orozco et al, 2003;Ozaki and Wada, 2005;Tavakoli-Tabasi et al, 2005]. The SDS consists of 20 items relating to the commonly found characteristics of depression.…”

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