PakMed Psych 72 is a psychological/psychiatric
software developed in/for Microsoft Office Access and
is based on the DASS (by Lovibond and Lovibond) that
is a set of three self-report scales designed to
measure the negative emotional states of depression,
anxiety and stress. Write Dr Murad Khan at
info@pakmed.net for details. The DASS may be
administered either in groups or individually for
research purposes. The DASS was constructed not merely
as another set of scales to measure conventionally
defined emotional states, but to further the process
of defining, understanding, and measuring the
ubiquitous and clinically significant emotional states
usually described as depression, anxiety and stress.
The DASS should thus meet the requirements of both
researchers and scientist-professional clinicians.
Each of the three DASS scales contains 14 items,
divided into subscales of 2-5 items with similar
content. The Depression scale assesses dysphoria,
hopelessness, devaluation of life, self-deprecation,
lack of interest/involvement, anhedonia, and inertia.
The Anxiety scale assesses autonomic arousal, skeletal
muscle effects, situational anxiety, and subjective
experience of anxious affect. The Stress scale is
sensitive to levels of chronic non-specific arousal.
It assesses difficulty relaxing, nervous arousal, and
being easily upset/agitated, irritable/over-reactive
and impatient. Subjects are asked to use 4-point
severity/frequency scales to rate the extent to which
they have experienced each state over the past week.
Scores for Depression, Anxiety and Stress are
calculated by summing the scores for the relevant
items. IT IS AN EASY TO USE TOOL FOR RESEARCHERS AND
FOR PRACTICING PSYCHIATRISTS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS.

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