BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Mood disorders are common after stroke and may impede physical, functional, and cognitive recovery, making early identification and treatment of potential importance. We aimed to compare the accuracy of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-30) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) Scale in detecting psychiatric morbidity after stroke and to determine the most sui...

Abstract Background Medical students in India face multiple challenges and sources of stress during their training. No nationally representative survey has yet been undertaken. We undertook a cross-sectional national to assess substance use, psychological well-being, burnout using CAGE, Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI), the short General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). The was open all medical...

Abstract Measures of mental health are heavily relied upon to identify at-risk individuals. However, self-reported metrics might be unduly affected by mis-reporting (perhaps stemming from stigma effects). In this article, we consider phenomenon focusing the using UK panel data 1991 2018. separate analyses males and females, examine how inaccurate reporting General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of psychological symptoms during periods of relatively low deployment activity and the factors associated with each psychological health outcome. METHODS A survey of 4500 randomly selected UK service personnel was carried out in 2002. The questionnaire included the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), the post-traumatic stress disorder checklist (PCL), 15 ...

The present study investigated relationships among self-management skills, communication with superiors, and the mental health of employees in a Japanese worksite. The subjects were manufacturing workers in a medium-sized company in Kyushu. In 1999, we mailed a self-administrated questionnaire which included questions on age, gender, job rank, communication with superiors, a General Self-Effica...

BACKGROUND Many people with mental health problems do not seek professional help but their use of other sources of help is unclear. AIMS To investigate patterns of lay and professional help-seeking in men and women aged 16-64 years in relation to severity of symptoms and socio-demographic variables. METHOD Postal questionnaire survey, including the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-...

Abstract Background Social media has been defined as a form of electronic communication that is used for and expression thoughts. It boon the young generation it lot positive impacts like global connectivity, easy/inexpensive communication, sharing information; however, associated with serious adverse effects/imprints on mental health adolescent's developing brain. Method This was an observatio...

The progress of 58 patients with first attacks of genital herpes was monitored for up to 30 weeks. The effects of sex (gender), age, social class, and non-psychotic psychiatric illness (as measured by the "general health questionnaire," GHQ) on the recurrence rate of herpes was studied. The recurrence rates, measured by the actuarial percentage recurrence-free curves, showed that the 29 patient...

OBJECTIVES The detection of patients with comorbid mental disorders is of high clinical importance. Screening instruments can be recommended for early recognition. This study investigates the discriminant validity of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and Patient Health Questionnaire (Brief-PHQ-D) in chronically ill patients. METHODS Two hu...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire depression module (PHQ-9). It has been subject to studies in medical settings, but its validity as a screening for depression in the general population is unknown. METHOD A representative population sample (2,066 subjects, 14-93 years) filled in the PHQ-9 for diagnosis [major depressive disorder, ot...