What Is the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale?

Self-rating depression scale (SDS) is a self-rating scale with 20 items divided into 4 grades. The prototype is the depression scale compiled by WKZung (1965). Its characteristics are easy to use, and can reflect the subjective feelings of patients with depression and their changes in treatment quite intuitively. Mainly for adults with depressive symptoms, including outpatient and inpatients. It is only difficult to assess depression with severe tardiness symptoms. At the same time, SDS is not effective for people with lower education level or less intellectual level.

The depression self-rating scale is a tool for measuring depression. Developed by William WKZung, a professor at Duke University in the United States, in 1965-1966. Includes 20 items, each item consisting of seven grades. Includes two items of psycho-emotional symptoms, eight items of physical disorder, two items of psychomotor disorder, eight items of depressive psychological disorder. The scale is simple to use and can intuitively reflect the subjective feelings of depressed patients. Suitable for adults with depressive symptoms. However, depression with severe symptoms of delay is difficult to assess. In addition, the self-rating depression scale is not effective in assessing people with lower education level or lower intelligence level. ^[1]

1. SDS is mainly applicable to adults with depressive symptoms. It can be used in psychological consultation clinics and psychiatric clinics or inpatient mental patients. For depressed patients with severe block symptoms, assessment is difficult. ^[3]

2. Regarding the classification of depressive symptoms, in addition to the reference scale scores, it is mainly based on clinical symptoms. In particular, the degree of critical symptoms can be divided. The scale score can only be used as a reference index rather than an absolute standard. ^[1]

Dr. David D. Burns of the University of Pennsylvania, a new generation of American psychotherapy experts, designed a self-diagnostic table for depression-Burns Depression Checklist (BDC). disease. The scale details are as follows:

Please rate the items that fit your mood: no 0, mild 1, moderate 2, severe 3.

1. Sadness: Have you always felt sad or sad?

2. Disheartened: Do you feel the prospects are slim?

3. Lack of self-esteem: Do you feel that you have no value or think you are a loser?

4. Inferiority: Do you feel incompetent or sigh inferior to others?

5. Guilt: Do you blame yourself for everything?

6. Hesitation: Do you hesitate when making decisions?

7. Anxiety: Have you been in a state of anger and dissatisfaction during this time?

8. Lost interest in life: Have you lost interest in your career, family, hobbies or friends?

9. Loss of motivation: Do you feel powerless to do things in a slump?

10. Poor self-impression: Do you think you are aging or losing your charm?

11. Appetite change: Do you feel a loss of appetite or overeating?

12. Sleep changes: Do you suffer from insomnia or feel tired and lethargic all day long?

13. Loss of libido: Have you lost your interest in sex?

14. Hypocrisy: Do you often worry about your health?

15. Suicidal urge: Do you think that survival is worthless, or that life is better to die?

16.Emotionally disturbed

After the test, please calculate your total score and convert it to Y

Y = Total score obtained / 45X100 (rounded)

Rate your depression

53 ~ 62 are mild depression

63 ~ 72 is moderate depression

73 or higher is severe depression