Lotrakul M, Sukanich P
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
J Med Assoc Thai. 1999 Dec;82(12):1200-7.
The Thai Depression Inventory was developed as a self-rating instrument for measuring the severity of depression. The items used were based on widely used Western scales and on common manifestations and idioms of distress among depressed Thai subjects. The scale was tested with 50 depressed patients using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression as an external standard. The internal reliability and concurrent validity were good (Cronbach alpha = 0.858; r = 0.72). The items of psychomotor retardation and loss of libido were poorly correlated with the total score. Factor analysis revealed five distinct factors which accounted for 59.8 per cent of the total variance. Anxiety-insomnia factor was the predominant factor. For major depressive patients, the Thai Depression Inventory total score is 35 or above. The Thai Depression Inventory is a culturally appropriate instrument for measuring the severity of depression with satisfactory reliability and validity.
泰国抑郁量表是作为一种自评工具开发的，用于测量抑郁的严重程度。所使用的条目基于广泛使用的西方量表以及泰国抑郁患者常见的痛苦表现和习语。该量表以汉密尔顿抑郁评定量表作为外部标准，对50名抑郁症患者进行了测试。内部信度和同时效度良好（克朗巴赫α系数=0.858；r=0.72）。精神运动迟缓及性欲减退条目与总分的相关性较差。因子分析揭示了五个不同的因子，它们占总方差的59.8%。焦虑-失眠因子是主要因子。对于重度抑郁症患者，泰国抑郁量表总分在35分及以上。泰国抑郁量表是一种在文化上合适的工具，用于测量抑郁严重程度，具有令人满意的信度和效度。
