Table 3.

Comparison of self-rating depression scale and Hamilton depression rating-24 scale scores

Group	Time	SDS scale score	HAMD-24 scale score
Control group (n = 45)	Before treatment	59.22 ± 5.23	20.22 ± 3.22
	After 4 wk of treatment	50.19 ± 5.16	10.88 ± 1.22
t value		8.245	18.196
P value		< 0.001	< 0.001
Experimental group (n = 35)	Before treatment	60.19 ± 5.16	20.26 ± 3.17
	After 4 wk of treatment	44.22 ± 5.03	6.95 ± 1.16
t value		13.111	23.327
P value		< 0.001	< 0.001

SDS: Self-rating depression scale; HAM-D: Hamilton depression rating scale.