Clinical practice and epidemiology.

Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health

Background: The 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) is used routinely as a unidimensional measure of psychological morbidity. Many factor-analytic studies have reported that the GHQ-12 has two or three dimensions, threatening its validity. It is possible that these 'dimensions' are the result of the wording of the GHQ-12, namely its division into positively phrased (PP) and negatively...

Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health

Epidemilogical and clincial use of GMHAT-PC ( Global Mental Health assessment toolprimary care )in cardiac patients Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2009, 5:7 doi:10.1186/1745-0179-5-7 Murali Krishna ([email protected]) Peter Lepping ([email protected]) Vimal K Sharma ([email protected]) John R M Copeland ([email protected]) Lorraine Lockwood (lorraine.locwo...

Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health

Background: In independent studies, IBD, IBS and HCV have each been associated with a substantially increased risk of psychological problems such as depression and anxiety and impairment of quality of life compared to the general healthy population. However, the relative psychological burden for each of these diagnoses is unknown as it has never been compared contemporaneously at one institutio...

Clinical practice and epidemiology: two worlds or one?

Epidemiology of communication disorders in childhood phoniatric clinical practice.

INTRODUCTION Language acquisition and development require an understanding of physical and psychosocial aspects during diagnosis and treatment. At this point, a partnership between phoniatric physicians and other health professionals is often a determinant for favorable prognosis. OBJECTIVE To identify the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of a pediatric population attending a phon...