Problematic internet use has been associated with a variety of psychological comorbidities, but it relationship with physical illness has not received the same degree of investigation. The current study surveyed 505 participants online, and asked about their levels of problematic internet usage (Internet Addiction Test), depression and anxiety (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scales), social is...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of socioeconomic status throughout the lifecourse on self reported mental health at age 50 years. DESIGN Prospective cohort study SETTING Community setting in Newcastle upon Tyne, north east England. PARTICIPANTS 503 subjects from a birth cohort assembled in 1947 who completed the 28 item version of the general health questionnaire (GHQ-28). MAI...

BACKGROUND Invariant item ordering (IIO) is defined as the extent to which items have the same ordering (in terms of item difficulty/severity - i.e. demonstrating whether items are difficult [rare] or less difficult [common]) for each respondent who completes a scale. IIO is therefore crucial for establishing a scale hierarchy that is replicable across samples, but no research has demonstrated ...

Aim To investigate the relationship between generic and condition-specific (CS) quality of life, general psychological wellbeing personality in patients with tooth wear. Materials methods Ethical approval was granted (REC:10/H0709/21). Patients aged 18-70 years wear completed Oral Impact on Daily Performance (OIDP) life questionnaire, NEO-FFI Personality questionnaire General Health Questionnai...

The number of female doctors in Japan has been increasing, but the relationship between their work environment and their mental health is not clear. This study aimed to determine factors in the work environment influencing mental health status among female doctors. We mailed an anonymous survey questionnaire to 587 female doctors, and 367 (62.5%) responded. The survey included questions about a...

OBJECTIVE Key biological factors that influence the development of depression are modified by diet. This study examined the extent to which the high-prevalence mental disorders are related to habitual diet in 1,046 women ages 20-93 years randomly selected from the population. METHOD A diet quality score was derived from answers to a food frequency questionnaire, and a factor analysis identifi...

Forty-six patients, 9 male, 37 female, presenting to an ear, nose and throat department with a principal complaint of globus sensation were investigated by radiology, manometry, endoscopy and prolonged ambulatory pH monitoring to exclude a physical basis for their symptoms. Patients also underwent assessment by the Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). The ...

background the 12-item general health (ghq-12) questionnaire is one of the most commonly used instruments in screening studies on mental health. objectives the current study aimed to examine the factor structure of the ghq-12 questionnaire among the students in iran. materials and methods it was a cross-sectional study in which 428 university students were recruited and completed the ghq-12. re...

BACKGROUND The mismatch between general practice and psychiatric diagnosis of psychological problems has been frequently reported. AIMS To identify which items from the 28-item general health questionnaire (GHQ-28) best predicted general practitioners' (GPs') own assessments of morbidity and the proportion of time spent in consultations on psychological problems. DESIGN OF STUDY Cross-secti...