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A scaled version of general health questionnaire
D P Goldberg,V Hillier +1 more
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The factor structure of the symptomatology of the General Health Questionnaire when it is completed in a primary care setting is found to be very similar for 3 independent sets of data.Abstract:
This study reports the factor structure of the symptoms comprising the General Health Questionnaire when it is completed in a primary care setting. A shorter, 28-item GHQ is proposed consisting of 4 subscales: somatic symptoms, anxiety and insomnia, social dysfunction and severe depression. Preliminary data concerning the validity of these scales are presented, and the performance of the whole 28-item questionnaire as a screening test is evaluated. The factor structure of the symptomatology is found to be very similar for 3 independent sets of data.read more
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Determinants of the ability of general practitioners to detect psychiatric illness
TL;DR: The way in which the doctor interviews his patients is shown to be important, but there are interactions between interview style and the doctor's personality, and there are wide variations in morbidity between practices.