title: The Symptom Questionnaire: British standardization data.
abstract: The Symptom Questionnaire is a simple and quick measure of emotional state; previous work has indicated that the Questionnaire has good reliability and validity. However the original sample on which it was based was small, and exclusively North American. Data from a large sample (N = 707) of British psychiatric in-patients, out-patients, day hospital attenders, and a non-patient population sample are presented. Consistent differences between the patient and non-patient samples were obtained on the scales, with a few exceptions; there were no significant differences due to sex.
authors.affiliation: Area Psychology Service, Highland Health Board, Craig Phadrig Hospital, Inverness, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zeffert
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Dobson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Peck
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010343:Patient Admission; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D006113:United Kingdom