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Emotional Disturbances in Endocrine Patients

Validity of the Scaled Version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Antonio Lobo ,
Maria-Jesús Pérez-Echeverría ,
Antonio Jiménez-Aznárez  and
Maria-Antonia Sancho
Antonio Lobo*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Psiquiatría, Facultad de Mediana y Hospital Clínico Universitario, Zaragoza
Maria-Jesús Pérez-Echeverría
Affiliation:
Hospital Miguel Servet de la Seguridad Social, Zaragoza
Maria-Antonia Sancho
Affiliation:
Facultad de Medicina y Hospital Clínico Universitario, Zaragoza, Spain
*
∗Departamento de Psiquiatría, Facultad de Medicina y Hospital Clínico Universitario (Planta 11). 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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Abstract

The 28-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) has been validated against the criterion of the Clinical Interview Schedule (CIS) in Spanish patients in hospital with several types of endocrinological illnesses. The screening instrument correctly identified 91 of 100 respondents as exhibiting psychiatric disorder. The questionnaire's efficacy was similar at the time of medical discharge, when the rate of disorder was significantly lower. Significant correlations were found between GHQ total scores and endocrine blood measures in Addison's disease, and in Type I diabetes. The four subscales of the GHQ sum to provide additional information concerning somatic symptoms and anxiety.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 152 , Issue 6 , June 1988 , pp. 807 - 812
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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