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The British Journal of Psychiatry 134: 609-616 (1979)
© 1979 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Severity of psychiatric disorder and the 30-item general health questionnaire

RA Finlay-Jones and E Murphy

The 30-item General Health Questionnaire misclassified 26 per cent of respondents in two samples of women who were interviewed by a psychiatrist using the Present State Examination. False negatives were likely to be women with chronic disorders, particularly anxiety states. False positives were likely to be distressed by severe physical illness, a recent adverse life event, or loneliness. Applying a higher threshold score to their GHQ responses would help to separate those with a diagnosable psychiatric disorder from those in states of distress.


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