STUDY OBJECTIVE To examine social inequalities in minor psychiatric morbidity as measured by the GHQ-12 using lagged models of psychiatric morbidity and changing job status. DESIGN GHQ scores were modelled using two level hierarchical regression models with measurement occasions nested within individuals. The paper compares and contrasts three different ways of describing social position: inc...

Aim This study tested the construct validity (i.e., factor structure) of Persian Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) on a sample male prisoners. Methods All participants (mean±SD age = 39.44±7.94 years) completed three scales—the MAAS, Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Confirmatory analysis (CFA) Rasch with differential item functioning (DIF)...

BACKGROUND Young adults, especially men, are among those least likely to consult healthcare professionals when mentally distressed or suicidal. AIMS To investigate the help-seeking behaviours of mentally distressed young adults. DESIGN OF STUDY Cross-sectional survey. SETTING Bristol and surrounding areas, including inner-city, suburban and urban locations. METHOD A questionnaire was se...

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and psychiatric illness are related in many ways by prevalence, burden, course, and outcome. Co-morbid mental illness may play a role in determining the complication in diabetic patients. This study was conducted in 2010 among consecutive diabetic out-patients diagnosed as per American Diabetes Association (ADA) guidelines 2009, of age above 14 years, to compare the compl...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to investigate the internal consistency and screening properties of the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in Turkish patients with leprosy. METHODS The two screening instruments and a fully structured diagnostic interview (CIDI) were administered to 65 people drawn from all leprosy inpatient units i...

OBJECTIVE To examine risk factors for onset of low back pain (LBP) in healthcare workers. METHODS Nursing students, during their 3 year training period, and 1 year after training were studied in a prospective cohort study, with repeated self reported measurements of determinants of LBP at 6 monthly intervals for 3 years during training, and after a 12 month interval there was an additional fi...

Introduction: Poor mental health of athletes is major concern in sport. Typically, incidence/prevalence symptoms studied using symptom-specific questionnaires. For depression/anxiety, one such self-reporting questionnaire the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12).
 Objective: The aim this review was to synthesise and compare studies GHQ-12 inform future research by identifying tren...