ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Kuptniratsaikul V,

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: The Study of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale CES-D in Thai People

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Siriraj Hospital Gazette, Vol. 49, No 5, May 1997, Page 442-448

รายละเอียด / Details:

Depression is commonly found in the chronic disable patients and it can effect to rehabilitation process. The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale CES-D is on eof the psychiatric battery of depression measured. It is a 20-item questionnaire in vestigating perceived mood and level of functioning withinthe past seven days. Scores are range from 0-60, with higher scores indicating the increased severity of depression. The objective of this study was to establish the optimal cut off point for Thai people. It was performed among 69 medical personnals of Sirifaj Hospital and 30 psychiatric patients from the department of Psychiatry. Everyone was evaluated by CES-D and DSM-IV method. The finding was thaat the average score for normal mimor and major depression groups were 10.57+-4.96, 28.29+-8.36 and 37.15+10.65 with statistical significance (p‹0.001). Scores of 19 or higher was considered indicative of depression with 93.33 percent sensitivity 94.2 percent specificity and 0.9154 reliability. The CES-D could be one of the most udeful test for screening of depression.

Keywords: depression, depress, test, epidemic,psychiatry, CES-D

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 1997

Address: Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Code: 00004172

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-152X

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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