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== Objective<br> == | == Objective<br> == | ||
The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) is a screening device for identifying minor psychiatric disorders in the general population and within community or non-psychiatric clinical settings such as primary care or general medical out-patients. Suitable for all ages from adolescent upwards – not children, it assesses the respondent’s current state and asks if that differs from his or her usual state. It is therefore sensitive to short-term psychiatric disorders but not to long-standing attributes of the respondent. | |||
== Intended Population<br> == | == Intended Population<br> == | ||
The self-administered questionnaire focuses on two major areas: | |||
The inability to carry out normal functions | |||
The appearance of new and distressing phenomena. | |||
== Method of Use == | == Method of Use == | ||
The self-administered questionnaire is an ideal screening device for identifying non-psychotic and minor psychiatric disorders to help inform further intervention. | |||
GHQ-28: a 28 item scaled version – assesses somatic symptoms, anxiety and insomnia, social dysfunction and severe depression. | |||
GHQ28 4/5* (max score 28) | |||
== Reference<br> == | == Reference<br> == | ||
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=== Responsiveness === | === Responsiveness === | ||
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== Recent Related Research (from [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ Pubmed]) == | == Recent Related Research (from [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ Pubmed]) == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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Objective
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The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) is a screening device for identifying minor psychiatric disorders in the general population and within community or non-psychiatric clinical settings such as primary care or general medical out-patients. Suitable for all ages from adolescent upwards – not children, it assesses the respondent’s current state and asks if that differs from his or her usual state. It is therefore sensitive to short-term psychiatric disorders but not to long-standing attributes of the respondent.
Intended Population
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The self-administered questionnaire focuses on two major areas:
The inability to carry out normal functions The appearance of new and distressing phenomena.
Method of Use[edit | edit source]
The self-administered questionnaire is an ideal screening device for identifying non-psychotic and minor psychiatric disorders to help inform further intervention.
GHQ-28: a 28 item scaled version – assesses somatic symptoms, anxiety and insomnia, social dysfunction and severe depression.
GHQ28 4/5* (max score 28)
Reference
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Evidence[edit | edit source]
Reliability[edit | edit source]
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Responsiveness[edit | edit source]
Miscellaneous
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Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
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