Utility of the Outcome Questionnaire-45.2 in outpatient anxiety clinics: A comparison between anxiety patients with and without co-occurring depression.
J Clin Psychol
; 74(9): 1570-1582, 2018 09.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The Outcome Questionnaire-45.2 (OQ-45) is a self-report measure of general psychological distress. Although intended to be transdiagnostic, the OQ-45 may be best conceptualized as a measure of depression; as such, its utility in assessing other symptoms such as anxiety is unclear.METHOD:
We examined scores on the OQ-45 in a sample of 329 patients with anxiety and related disorders, half of whom had co-occurring depression.RESULTS:
Eighty-two percent of patients scored above the OQ-45 cutoff, whereas 18% were incorrectly screened out. Patients with co-occurring depression were more likely to score above the OQ-45 cutoff than nondepressed patients. Depression severity predicted many of the OQ-45 scales, even after controlling for anxiety severity. By contrast, most of the anxiety-specific measures failed to predict the OQ-45 after controlling for depression severity.CONCLUSIONS:
Findings suggest that the OQ-45 may not adequately capture anxiety symptoms and are discussed in terms of diagnostic screening and assessment.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastornos de Ansiedad
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Pacientes Ambulatorios
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Comorbilidad
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Trastorno Depresivo
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Instituciones de Atención Ambulatoria
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Psychol
Año:
2018
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Article