Objective The Patient Health Questionnaire–9 (PHQ-9) and PHQ-2 have not been validated in the general Korean population. This study aimed to validate identify optimal cutoff scores of PHQ-9 screening for major depression population.Methods We used data from 6,022 participants Epidemiological Catchment Area Study Psychiatric Disorders 2011. Major was diagnosed according Composite International D...

BACKGROUND Mental disorder is one of the most important diseases of which is predicted to increase from 10.5% to 15% until 2020. This study aimed to determine economic factors influencing mental health using multiple regression models in Ilam province in 2013. METHODS In this cross sectional study, 903 families from different cities of Ilam were selected using multistage cluster sampling. The...

background and aims: many factors could affect on the health status. this study aimed to assess the general health status of high-school students in ilam province in 2014. methods:this cross– sectional study determined the general health status of high-school students in ilam, located in west of iran in 2014. the samples were selected by multi-stage random sampling method. data were collected b...

To estimate the prevalence of psychological morbidity among health care workers in military hospitals in Taiwan and studies the association between psychological morbidity and quality of life. We sent surveys to 1,269 health care workers working in military hospitals. Participants completed structured questionnaires that included the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), and the WHO Quality of Li...

STUDY OBJECTIVE--The measurement of health outcomes is central to the evaluation of medical treatment and intervention. It is generally acknowledged that such measurement ought to include an assessment of the impact of health care on the quality of life, as well as its quantity. The Health Measurement Questionnaire (HMQ) was developed as a means of identifying respondents in terms of Rosser's c...

introduction: adolescents are the important portions of the iranian population. adolescents health status has a critical role in their learning ability and their performance. the present study aimed to determine the predictive factors for general health status in iranian high school students in 2014. materials and methods: in a cross-sectional study evaluated the predictive factors for general ...

This study presents a trial in which the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was introduced among general medicine clinic patients on a Navajo Indian reservation in Chinle, Arizona, to test its utility in enhancing recognition of significant psychiatric problems. It was found useful in alerting physicians to suicidal patients, and in identifying risk factors such as household size and number of ...

veterans with post traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) suffer from distressing and disabling symptoms. many studies have shown that ptsd symptoms can negatively influence quality of life of their partners. this study was designed to assess general health, marital satisfaction and self-esteem levels of partners of iranian veterans with ptsd. we performed a case-control study. cases were comprised o...