Table 3.

Sample DASS and K10 scores compared to norm distributions

DASS	Male, % (n)			Female, % (n)
	Depression	Anxiety	Stress	Depression	Anxiety	Stress
Normal	72 (23)	75 (24)	75 (24)	54 (50)	60 (55)	61 (56)
Mild	6 (2)	13 (4)	9 (3)	14 (13)	7 (6)	9 (8)
Moderate	19 (6)	13 (4)	13 (4)	12 (11)	12 (11)	13 (12)
Severe	3 (1)	0	3 (1)	7 (7)	7 (6)	13 (12)
Extremely severe	0	0	0	12 (11)	15 (14)	4 (4)

K10	Sample % (n)	Male norms, %			Sample % (n)	Female norms, %
		Medical students	All students	All adults		Medical students	All students	All adults
Low (10–19)	77 (24)	51	63	75	48 (44)	41	57	67
Moderate (20–24)	19 (6)	31	32	19	24 (22)	34	31	23
High (25–29)	3 (1)	11	4	4	13 (12)	16	8	7
Very high (30–50)	0	7	1	2	14 (13)	10	5	4

Notes: K10 norms for medical students from Beyond Blue.¹³ “All students” and “all adults” norms from the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing (2007) report, given in Beyond Blue.¹³

Abbreviations: DASS, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale; K10, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale.