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Standardization of a psychiatric screening test for use by general practitioners in Sardinia. Preliminary results
Author(s) -
Carta M. G.,
Carpiniello B.,
Cicone V.,
Sannais C.,
Paulis M.,
Rudas N.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1993.tb03383.x
Subject(s) - standardization , psychiatry , test (biology) , medicine , psychology , family medicine , computer science , paleontology , biology , operating system
The use of screening test for case‐finding studies was introduced only a few years ago in Italy. This study aimed to define the degree of accuracy of the Italian version of the 24‐item Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ‐24) applied by general practitioners to their patients. The latter was carried out by comparing results with those obtained by means of the Present State Examination performed by a qualified psychiatrist. About 37% of patients interviewed could be considered as cases. In particular, 23% were affected by anxiety disorder and 14% by a depressive disorder. The receiver operating characteristic analysis showed a fairly good degree of accuracy of SRQ‐24 for cut‐off points between 7 and 8.