Nine-item self-rating depressive symptoms scale (Patient Health Questionnaire-9, referred to as PHQ-9).
The PHQ-9 is a simple, effective depressive symptom assessment tool that is widely used in clinical and research fields. It consists of nine questions covering nine common depressive symptoms, including low mood, loss of interest or happiness, sleep problems, feelings of fatigue, changes in app...
Introduction to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Questionnaire:
General mental health and behavioral problems scale mental health scale for children and adolescents (MHS-CA) is a scale specially designed to assess the mental health status of children and adolescents, derived from 'Manual of Commonly Used Psychological Assessment Scales'. Based on the current domestic and foreign children's m...
Autism, also known as autism, is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects social communication, behavior, and emotional development. It usually starts in early childhood and continues throughout life.
The symptoms and severity of autism vary from person to person, but common characteristics include difficulties with social interaction and communication, repetitive behavioral patterns, stubbornn...
The DASS-21 (Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale) is a commonly used self-report scale used to assess an individual's emotional state in terms of depression, anxiety, and stress. It was developed by Lovibond (1995) and has been widely used in many studies and clinical practice.
The DASS-21 contains three subscales that assess depression, anxiety, and stress respectively. Each subscale consists of 7 i...
Do you often feel nervous and uncomfortable in front of strangers? Do you feel like you're terrible at socializing? Do you have difficulty maintaining eye contact and conversing naturally with others? If your answer is yes, then you probably have a certain level of shyness.
Shyness is a psychological phenomenon that includes not only social anxiety but also behavioral inhibition. Shyness can affe...
The full English name of the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Civilian Version (PCL-C) is The PTSD Cheeklist-Civilian Version, also known as the civilian version of the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist. A 17-item PTSD symptom questionnaire developed based on DSM-W in November 1994. The Chinese translation was completed in July 2003 by Professor Jiang Chao, Professor Zhang Jie of th...
This scale is used to evaluate the patient's ability to carry out activities of daily living and can be used to evaluate the patient's functional recovery before and after treatment. It is based on the patient's actual daily performance and not based on the patient's possible abilities.
The total score is 100 points. The higher the score, the better the independence and the less dependence. Pleas...
Sleep quality is one of the important indicators for evaluating individual sleep health. The definition of sleep quality covers many aspects, including the duration, quality, depth, frequency, and ease of falling asleep and waking up.
The Sleep Quality Self-Assessment Scale is a widely used tool to assess an individual's sleep status. Through a series of questions or topics, test takers can answe...
Bullying is defined as malicious behavior that occurs in a school environment in which one student or a group of students intentionally targets another student physically, verbally, socially, or online. Here are some common bullying situations in schools:
1. Verbal Bullying: This is one of the most common forms of bullying. It includes the use of verbal behaviors such as ridicule, insults, humili...
In 1982, Brink et al. created the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) as a tool specifically used to screen for depression in the elderly. Because the elderly have more physical complaints, many physical symptoms of normal elderly people are within the normal range for this age group, but they may be mistakenly diagnosed as depression. The GDS was designed to more sensitively detect somatic symptoms ...
