Two self-rating scales for depression in Hmong refugees: Assessment in clinical and nonclinical samples
Author(s):
Westermeyer, Joseph
Format:
Journal article
Citation:
Journal Of Psychiatric Research, Volume 20, Issue 2 (1986). pp. 103-113.
Language:
English
Abstract:
Compared 2 translated self-rating scales—the Self-Rating Depression Scale and the Depression scale of the SCL-90 (SCLD)—using 137 Hmong refugees. In a sample of 86 Ss, 15 were diagnosed as having major depression during the year following their self-rating, making possible a comparison of depressed and nondepressed Ss' scores. A 2nd sample of 51 Hmong depressed psychiatric Ss was also assessed by 4 psychiatric rating scales and 2 measures of treatment intensity. In the 1st sample, both self-rating scales were highly intercorrelated and strongly associated with patient status. In the 2nd sample, only the SCLD showed correlation with psychiatric rating scales or with treatment variables. Results suggest strong reliability of both translated scales and the tendency for many symptoms (e.g., depression, anxiety) to occur concomitantly rather than distinctively. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)