The 12-Item General Health Questionnaire as an Effective Mental Health Screening Tool for General Korean Adult Population
Psychiatry Investigation
; : 352-358, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: The 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) has been used extensively in various settings across different cultures. This study was conducted to determine the thresholds associated with optimum sensitivity and specificity for the GHQ-12 in Korean adults. METHODS: Data was acquired from a sample of 6,510 Korean adults, ages 18 to 64 years old, who were selected from the 2005 Census (2,581 men and 3,929 women). Participants completed the GHQ-12 and the Korean Composite International Diagnostic Interview (K-CIDI). Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was conducted. RESULTS: The mean GHQ-12 score for the total sample was 1.63 (SD 1.98). The internal consistency of the GHQ-12 was good (Cronbach's alpha=0.72). Results from the ROC curve indicated that the GHQ-12 yielded greater accuracy when identifying mood and anxiety disorders than when identifying all mental disorders as a whole. The optimal threshold of the GHQ-12 was either 1/2 or 2/3 point depending on the disorder, but was mainly 2/3. CONCLUSION: The Korean version of the GHQ-12 could be used to screen for individuals at high risk of mental disorders, namely mood and anxiety disorders.
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Sujet Principal:
Troubles anxieux
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Dépistage de masse
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Santé mentale
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Enquêtes et questionnaires
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Courbe ROC
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Sensibilité et spécificité
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Recensements
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Troubles mentaux
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Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
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En
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Psychiatry Investigation
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2013
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Article