Estimating prevalence of anxiety and mood disorder in survey data using the GHQ12: Exploration of threshold values

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 81-91

  Mann, Robert E ^a,b   Cheung, Joyce T W ^b   Lalomiteanu, Anca ^a   Stoduto, Gina ^a   Chan, Vincy ^b   Wickens, Christine M ^a   Ala Ieppilampi, Kari ^a,b   Goldbloom, David ^a,c   Rehm, Jürgen ^a,b,c  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorder; GHQ12; Mood disorder; Prevalence; Survey; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 12; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDITY;

EID: 80052586212     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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