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The “worst ever” version of the general health questionnaire
Author(s) -
Power M. J.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198803)44:2<215::aid-jclp2270440221>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - psychology , psychopathology , general health questionnaire , clinical psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , psychometrics , test (biology) , validation test , population , scale (ratio) , sample (material) , psychiatry , test validity , mental health , medicine , cartography , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , chemistry , chromatography , quantum mechanics , biology , geography , environmental health
This study reports the development of a “worst ever episode” version of the Goldberg and Hillier (1979) GHQ‐28. The scale was designed to provide a short self‐report instrument for use with the general population that could be used to identify past episodes of psychopathology likely to be of clinical significance. Preliminary results together with values for 6‐month test‐retest reliability are reported for a sample of mature students.