Standardization of a psychiatric screening test for use by general practitioners in Sardinia. Preliminary results.
The use of screening test for case-finding studies was introduced only a few years ago in Italy. This study aimed to define the degree of accuracy of the Italian version of the 24-item Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-24) applied by general practitioners to their patients. The latter was carried out by comparing results with those obtained by means of the Present State Examination performed by a qualified psychiatrist. About 37% of patients interviewed could be considered as cases. In particular, 23% were affected by anxiety disorder and 14% by a depressive disorder. The receiver operating characteristic analysis showed a fairly good degree of accuracy of SRQ-24 for cut-off points between 7 and 8.
Institute of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Cagliari, Italy.
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D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012424:Rural Population; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population