The Reliability and Validity of the Thai Version of Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS)
The Reliability and Validity of the Thai Version of Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS)
Depression in patients with schizophrenia is common. Several factors was found to be associated with depression including medical illness, quality of life, positive symptoms, and typical antipsychotics. The Calgary depression scale of schizophrenia (CDSS) is commonly used for screening depression in schizophrenia,however; the Thai version of CDSS has not been validated.
This study aims to a.) test the reliability and validity of the Thai version of Calgary depression scale of schizophrenia (CDSS) and b.) identify the prevalence and factors associated with depression in patients with schizophrenia including quality of life, type of antipsychotic drugs, and severity of schizophrenia in 60 patients with schizophrenia at the Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
Measurements:
The Thai version of Calgary depression scale of schizophrenia (CDSS), Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression-17 (HAM-D 17), Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), the Thai abbreviated version of World Health Organization quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF-THAI).
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Exclusion Criteria: