RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Development and use of a short self-rating instrument to screen for psychosocial disorder
JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
JO J R Coll Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 263
OP 266
VO 38
IS 311
A1 Roslyn H. Corney
YR 1988
UL http://bjgp.org/content/38/311/263.abstract
AB This paper describes the preliminary testing and use of a short self-report instrument designed to identify psychosocial disorder. It combines a shortened version of the social problem questionnaire with the 12 item general health questionnaire. In a survey of 100 patients attending a health centre in inner London 46% recorded a psychiatric problem on the general health questionnaire compared with 35% identified by the general practitioner. For social problems 54% of patients assessed themselves as having one or more social problem compared with 23% detected by the general practitioner. The instrument normally takes five to 10 minutes for the patient to complete and thus can be filled out in busy situations such as a general practice surgery or a hospital outpatient department.