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Factor Analysis and Validation of the General Health Questionnaire in Women: A General Practice Survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

P. Hobbs ,
C. B. Ballinger  and
A. H. W. Smith
P. Hobbs
Affiliation:
Dundee Psychiatric Service, Royal Dundee Liff Hospital, Dundee DD2 5NF, Scotland
C. B. Ballinger
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland
A. H. W. Smith
Affiliation:
Dundee Psychiatric Service, Royal Dundee Liff Hospital
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Summary

As part of a survey of 1517 women aged 20–60 years, a factor analysis and validation study of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was carried out. Although three clinically relevant factors could be isolated, their sensitivity was less than that of the total GHQ score, which was found to be a good measure of current psychiatric disturbance in this community sample.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 142 , Issue 3 , March 1983 , pp. 257 - 264
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Copyright © 1983 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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