Validity of General Health Questionnaire (Ghq-36/Ghq-12) in the Psychiatric O.P.D. of a General Hospital—a Pilot Study

Gautam Bandyopadhyay, Biswajit Sen, Swagata Sinha and Gobinda Sen
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Gautam Bandyopadhyay: Medical Officer (Psychiatrist), West Bengal Health Services, India
Biswajit Sen: Consultant Psychiatrist, G.S. Clinic, Calcutta, India
Swagata Sinha: House Physician, Unit of Psychiatry, Department of Medicine, Calcutta National Medical College Hospital, India
Gobinda Sen: Department of Psychiatry, Calcutta National Medical College Hospital, India

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 1988, vol. 34, issue 2, 130-134

Abstract: Two shorter versions of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) viz. GHQ-36 physical illness items removed (GHQ-36-P) and GHQ-12 were validated in the psychiatric OPD of a teaching hospital in Calcutta among known patients and controls. It was found that a higher cut-off point than that originally recommended yielded satisfactory valida tion indices for both the versions.

Date: 1988
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