Screening for psychiatric illness in the palliative care inpatient setting: a comparison between the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the General Health Questionnaire-12

1999 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 399-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Le Fevre ◽  
Joan Devereux ◽  
Stephen Smith ◽  
Stephen M Lawrie ◽  
Michael Cornbleet
1990 ◽  
Vol 157 (6) ◽  
pp. 860-864 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glyn Lewis ◽  
Simon Wessely

The specificity and sensitivity of the HAD, 12-item GHQ and CIS were calculated by comparing the scores of dermatological patients on these tests with a criterion measure of disorder. Since psychiatry, along with many other branches of medicine, does not have an error-free criterion, it was assumed that the criterion was an underlying latent construct which was measured by all of the tests and could be derived by factor analysis from the scores on them. No differences were found between the two questionnaires (HAD and GHQ) in their ability to detect cases of minor psychiatric disorder although they were somewhat less reliable than the CIS.


2007 ◽  
Vol 116 (10) ◽  
pp. 717-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paressa Daniilidou ◽  
Paul Carding ◽  
Janet Wilson ◽  
Michael Drinnan ◽  
Vincent Deary

Objectives: We sought to investigate whether a brief period of training in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can improve the treatment of functional dysphonia by a speech and language therapist and ameliorate the psychological distress associated with this condition. Methods: In a consecutive cohort design, a speech and language therapist treated a small cohort (n = 15) of dysphonic patients with voice therapy alone. After a brief period of CBT training, she treated the next cohort of dysphonic patients (n = 13) with CBT-enhanced voice therapy. Pretreatment and posttreatment measures were taken of voice quality and voice-related quality of life. The General Health Questionnaire 28 and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were used to assess psychological distress and general well-being. Results: All voice measures improved significantly in both cohorts. Both groups improved significantly on the General Health Questionnaire 28, with the CBT group improving significantly more than the control group. Only the CBT group improved significantly on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (depression subscale). Conclusions: Despite limitations of size, design, and between-group baseline differences, the results support the hypothesis that the addition of CBT skills to existing voice therapy is both feasible and clinically effective in the treatment of functional dysphonia.


1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-26
Author(s):  
M. K. Al Haddad ◽  
A. Al Garf ◽  
S. Al Jowder ◽  
F. I. Al Zurba

The prevalence of hidden psychiatric morbidity was assessed using the General Health Questionnaire [GHQ]and Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale [HAD]. A total of 149 Bahraini patients aged > or = 16 years were selected randomly from those attending primary health care centres for problems other than psychiatric illness. The prevalence of psychiatric morbidity using GHQ was 45.1% [cut-off > or = 5]and 27.1% [cut-off > or = 9]. Using the HAD scale, the prevalence was 44.4% [cut-off > or = 8]and 23.6% [cut-off > or = 11]. Psychiatric morbidity was more common in women aged 50-55 years, in divorcees or widows and in lesser educated patients. Either instrument could be used to diagnose psychiatric illness


2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (01) ◽  
pp. 41-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mira Tschorn ◽  
Nina Rieckmann ◽  
Volker Arolt ◽  
Katja Beer ◽  
Wilhelm Haverkamp ◽  
...  

Zusammenfassung Ziel Vergleich der Erkennungsgüte von drei Depressions-Screeninginstrumenten bei Patienten mit koronarer Herzerkrankung (KHK). Methodik 1019 KHK-Patienten erhielten den Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9 und PHQ-2) und die Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D) sowie ein klinisches Interview (Composite International Diagnostic Interview) als Referenzstandard. Ergebnisse Bezüglich der Erkennungsgüte waren PHQ-9 und HADS-D dem PHQ-2 überlegen. Optimale Cut-off-Werte waren 7 (PHQ-9 und HADS-D) und 2 (PHQ-2). Schlussfolgerung PHQ-9 und HADS-D haben eine vergleichbare Diskriminationsfähigkeit für depressive Störungen bei KHK-Patienten.


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