The author applied the self-rating anxiety scale(SAS) and the self-rating depression scale(SDS) devised by Zung to 62 schizophrenic outpatients in order to investigate about anxiety and depression manifest in schizophrenia and tried factor ananlysis using both test scores.
1. In SAS, 4 factors were extracted as palpitation & dizziness, nervousness, embarrassment & dyspnea, and insomnia.
2. In SDS, 5 factors were extracted as diurnal variation & decreased libido, indecisiveness & personal devaluation, depressive affect & psychomotor retardation, sleep disturbance & suicidal rumination, and palpitation.
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