title: Validity of General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-36/GHQ-12) in the psychiatric O.P.D. of a general hospital--a pilot study.
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 validation indices for both the versions.
authors.affiliation: West Bengal Health Services, India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D010556:Personality Tests; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011594:Psychometrics