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Table 1 Mean scores (S.D.’s) and Severity Range Descriptors for the Clinical and Non-Clinical Sample on the Norm-Referenced Measures

From: Screening for anxiety and depression: reassessing the utility of the Zung scales

Measure

Total Sample

Non-Clinical Sample

Clinical Sample

DASS42

 Depression Subscale

7.16 (8.76)

Normal

5.47 (6.83)

Normal

12.77 (11.70)

Mild

 Anxiety Subscale

4.94 (5.61)

Normal

3.80 (4.29)

Normal

8.74 (7.55)

Mild

 Stress Subscale

10.93 (8.25)

Normal

9.29 (6.57)

Normal

16.34 (10.65)

Mild

SAS Total Raw Score

34.09 (8.18)

Normal

32.54 (7.36)

Normal

39.25 (8.66)

Clinically Significant

SDS Total Raw Score

38.41 (9.43)

Normal

36.67 (8.32)

Normal

44.21 (10.55)

Mild - Moderate