scholarly journals Specific symptoms of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) in predicting persistence of psychological distress: Data from two prospective cohort studies

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Jokela ◽  
Regina García-Velázquez ◽  
Kaisla Komulainen ◽  
Kateryna Savelieva ◽  
Jaakko Airaksinen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Cohort Studies ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Prospective Cohort Studies ◽  
Specific Symptoms

Using the 12-item General Health Questionnaire to screen psychological distress from survivorship to end-of-life care: dimensionality and item quality

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 954-961 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Gao ◽  
Daniel Stark ◽  
Michael I. Bennett ◽  
Richard J. Siegert ◽  
Scott Murray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Item Quality

scholarly journals Consultant psychiatrists' working patterns

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 252-255
Author(s):  
Alex Mears ◽  
Sarah Pajak ◽  
Tim Kendall ◽  
Cornelius Katona ◽  
Jibby Medina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
General Health ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Lifestyle Factors ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Job Content

Aims and MethodTo explore relationships between different styles of working and measures of occupational pressure in consultant psychiatrists. A random sample of 500 consultant psychiatrists were sent a questionnaire about working patterns and lifestyle factors, with other sections using validated tools (such as the 12-item General Health Questionnaire; GHQ).ResultsThere were 185 useable questionnaires returned (an adjusted response rate of 39%). Significant relationships were identified between job content and GHQ and burnout scores, indicating that occupational pressures are rendering some consultant posts ‘problem posts', leading to problematic levels of psychological distress among some consultants.Clinical ImplicationsAlthough consultant psychiatrists are more satisfied than not with their jobs, steps need to be taken to address the causes of ‘problem posts', to reduce attrition in the most pressured individuals.

Levels of Psychological Distress among Occupational Therapy Students

1996 ◽  
Vol 59 (8) ◽  
pp. 365-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanne Tyrrell ◽  
Howard Smith
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
General Health ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Symptomatology ◽  
Occupational Therapy Students ◽  
The University

This study measured levels of psychological distress among a sample of Irish occupational therapy students. Students from all four undergraduate classes (n=102) were surveyed, using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). Over 40% of the students scored as having a ‘just significant clinical disturbance’ on the GHQ-28. Mean GHQ scores (or symptom levels) varied throughout the 4-year course and were highest just before examinations and during fieldwork placements. Students who had unhealthy diets or who smoked had significantly higher levels of psychiatric symptomatology. The prevalence of psychological distress among occupational therapy students was similar to that found in students from four other disciplines; however, the university students had much higher levels of symptomatology than the non-university peer group. The article concludes with some suggestions for dealing with stressful aspects of professional education and some recommendations for further research.

scholarly journals Association between psychological distress and mortality: individual participant pooled analysis of 10 prospective cohort studies

BMJ ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 345 (jul31 4) ◽  
pp. e4933-e4933 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. C. Russ ◽  
E. Stamatakis ◽  
M. Hamer ◽  
J. M. Starr ◽  
M. Kivimaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Cohort Studies ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Pooled Analysis ◽  
Prospective Cohort Studies ◽  
Individual Participant

scholarly journals Effect of Abstinence on Psychological Distress Scores, Social Dysfunction Scores, Total General Health Questionnaire Scores-12, and Total Quality of Life Scores in Men with Methamphetamine Dependence in Therapeutic Community

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (T3) ◽  
pp. 116-119
Author(s):  
Thomas Hendriko ◽  
Elmeida Effendy ◽  
Vita Camellia
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Social Dysfunction ◽  
Methamphetamine Dependence ◽  
Significant Difference

AIM: We looked for differences in abstinence influence on Psychological Distress Scores, Social Dysfunction Scores, Total General Health Questionnaire – 12 (GHQ-12), and Total Quality of Life Scores on men with Methamphetamine dependence in the Therapeutic Community. METHODS: This study was conducted a numerical comparative analytical analysis paired with twice measurements with subject retrieval done using consecutive sampling. The participant of this study was 47 subjects who selected by inclusion and exclusion criteria. RESULTS: Found psychological distress score of the abuser was p ˂ 0.001, different with social dysfunction score there was no significant difference where the score was p = 0.062, the total GHQ-12 score was a significant difference where the score was p = 0.025 while in the total quality of life score (SF-36) there was a significant difference with the score of p ˂ 0.001. CONCLUSIONS: After abstinence, quarantine was found to improve attitude, behavior, cognitive, and social function such as appropriate communication and active social relationship with others compared with before abstinence quarantine.

scholarly journals Effect of Attending Childbirth Education Classes on Psychological Distress in Pregnant Women Measured by Means of the General Health Questionnaire

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 953-957 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorota Jakubiec ◽  
Katarzyna Jagielska ◽  
Mikołaj Karmowski ◽  
Katarzyna Kubicka ◽  
Andrzej Karmowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Childbirth Education

Neuroticism and psychological distress: To what extent is their association due to person-environment correlation?

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.B. Ploubidis ◽  
S. Frangou
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Life Events ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Eysenck Personality Inventory ◽  
Risk Environments ◽  
Inherent Vulnerability ◽  
Second Wave

AbstractObjectiveTo examine to what extent the association between neuroticism and psychological distress is related to individuals’ inherent vulnerability or their tendency to self-select high-risk environments or situations.MethodData was drawn from both waves (1984/1985 and 1991) of the Health and Lifestyle Survey. Psychological distress was evaluated using the 30-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-30) and neuroticism was assessed with the Eysenck Personality Inventory. A checklist of life events was completed in the second wave only. A Latent State Trait model was estimated to decompose psychological distress into its environmental-contextual and individual-specific components.ResultsNeuroticism accounted for 31 and 10% respectively of the variance of the environmental-contextual and individual-specific psychological distress components.ConclusionsOur results favour the notion that individuals with high-levels of neuroticism tend to self-select situations likely to lead to adversity and distress.

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