Biggs J T, Wylie L T, Ziegler V E
Br J Psychiatry. 1978 Apr;132:381-5. doi: 10.1192/bjp.132.4.381.
The Zung Self-rating Depression Scale (ZSDS) correlated well (0.69) with the treating physician's global rating in 26 depressed out-patients during the six weeks of treatment with a tricyclic anti-depressant. In a larger sample of 41 patients, a high correlation was found between the ZSDS and the Hamilton Rating Scale. The sensitivity of the ZSDS was found to be adequate. The scale was able to differentiate, at the 0.05 level, four severity groups classified on the basis of the global rating. The importance of the direct relationship between the range of severity studied and the value of the correlation coefficient was discussed. Previous investigations and the results of this study indicate that the ZSDS is a valid and sensitive measure of clinical severity in depressed patients and support its continued use as a research instrument.
在26名抑郁症门诊患者接受三环类抗抑郁药治疗的六周期间，zung自评抑郁量表（ZSDS）与主治医生的整体评定相关性良好（0.69）。在41名患者的更大样本中，发现ZSDS与汉密尔顿评定量表之间存在高度相关性。发现ZSDS的敏感性足够。该量表能够在0.05水平上区分根据整体评定划分的四个严重程度组。讨论了所研究的严重程度范围与相关系数值之间直接关系的重要性。先前的调查和本研究结果表明，ZSDS是抑郁症患者临床严重程度的有效且敏感的测量方法，并支持其继续作为研究工具使用。
