Emotional disturbances in endocrine patients. Validity of the scaled version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28).

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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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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Br J Psychiatry

Title: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science

ISSN: 0007-1250

ISSN (Print): 0007-1250

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 1988

Volume: 152

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[1 ] Departamento de Psiquiatría, Facultad de Medicina y Hospital Clínico Universitario, Zaragoza, Spain.

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Publisher Item ID: S0007125000221041

PubMed ID: 3167467

SO-VID: dcd79d25-415a-4047-b3ff-51b4f5d66f0b

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