Validity of the GAD-7 scale as an outcome measure of disability in patients with generalized anxiety disorders in primary care

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 277-286

  Ruiz, Miguel A ^a,b   Zamorano, Enric ^c   García Campayo, Javier ^d,e   Pardo, Antonio ^a,b   Freire, Olga ^f   Rejas, Javier ^f  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b EACCOS Research Group   (Spain)

^c Sant Antoni de Vilamajor Primary Care Health Center   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^f PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Disability; GAD 7; HAM A; Primary care; Validity; WHO DAS II

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER 7 SCALE; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DISABILITY SCALE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPAIN;

EID: 78751635000     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.07.010     Document Type: Article

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