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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Oct 3.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Disabil Hum Dev. 2008;7(2):185–200. doi: 10.1515/ijdhd.2008.7.2.185

Table 1.

Diagnostic Methods for Three Levels of Conditions Related with Mood Disorder

Psychological Well-Being Symptoms Disorder
Self-rating scale Self-rating scale Clinical diagnosis with/without structured interview

  • General Health Questionnaire (GHQ)

  • The Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D)

  • Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)

  • Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D)

  • The Profile of Mood States (POMS)

  • Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (ZDS)

  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV)

  • National Institute of Mental Health Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS)

  • Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders (SCID)

  • The World Health Organization’s Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI)