精神科 外來患者의 Self-Rating Anxiety Scale 에 依한 不安에 關한 研究

A STUDY OF ANXIETY WITH THE SELF-RATING ANXIETY SCALE ON PSYCHIATRIC OUT-PATIENTS

The self-rating anxiety scale of W .W .K . Zung had been on 1081 normal subject and 539 psychiatric out-patients(197 anxiety neurotics and 342 depressive neurotics) from March 1, 1976 to March 31, 1977. The results were as follows: 1) The SAS was significant in differentiating neurotic patients (anxiety and depressive neurotics) from normal subjects, but showed no difference between anxiety and depressive neurotics. 2) In normal subjects, the degree of anxiety was significantly increased by aging, but in anxiety neurotics, no change was note! by aging. 3) The degree of anxiety showed little sex difference in both ncrmal subjects and anxiety neurotics.