The GHQ (generalized health questionnaire) 12, which is scored from 0-36 to determine the psychiatric disorder. There are few similar questions and the respondent may not be interested to give enough time for interview, keeping this limitations in mind if the questionnaire is modified then how should I validate it? Thanks in advance.
Screening for substance use disorders is relatively easy and quick using the six-item UNCOPE.
Screening for psychiatric disorders is more problematic in that you are dealing with a wide range of conditions, each of which have different diagnostic criteria and prevalence rates. In other words unlike substance use disorders that have a common set of criteria, screening for other mental health conditions would require condition specific questions.
The GHQ is not a diagnostic tool in that it does not cover DSM-5 criteria to determine whether a diagnosis exists. It is more of a general assessment of discomfort and other emotional issues.
As to the question of validation, the answer depends on what you are using the tool for and what is the criterion that validation is supposed to determine. Are you looking for general discomfort or a specific condition?
Screening for substance use disorders is relatively easy and quick using the six-item UNCOPE.
Screening for psychiatric disorders is more problematic in that you are dealing with a wide range of conditions, each of which have different diagnostic criteria and prevalence rates. In other words unlike substance use disorders that have a common set of criteria, screening for other mental health conditions would require condition specific questions.
The GHQ is not a diagnostic tool in that it does not cover DSM-5 criteria to determine whether a diagnosis exists. It is more of a general assessment of discomfort and other emotional issues.
As to the question of validation, the answer depends on what you are using the tool for and what is the criterion that validation is supposed to determine. Are you looking for general discomfort or a specific condition?
Screening for substance use disorders is relatively easy and quick using the six-item UNCOPE.
Screening for psychiatric disorders is more problematic in that you are dealing with a wide range of conditions, each of which have different diagnostic criteria and prevalence rates. In other words unlike substance use disorders that have a common set of criteria, screening for other mental health conditions would require condition specific questions.
The GHQ is not a diagnostic tool in that it does not cover DSM-5 criteria to determine whether a diagnosis exists. It is more of a general assessment of discomfort and other emotional issues.
As to the question of validation, the answer depends on what you are using the tool for and what is the criterion that validation is supposed to determine. Are you looking for general discomfort or a specific condition?
Thanks Norman G Hoffmann for your detail explanation. My aim is to find out the overall mental status of hospital discharged COVID recovered cases, not to identify a specific condition. Hopefully GHQ will work in that case.
The GHQ should function as an appropriate tool for general status.
You might also want to include one question on general health. It has been found that the simple question of rating one's health on a scale from 1 for poor to 5 for excellent correlates highly with other measures such as subsequent medical services.
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