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Emotional disturbance in multiple sclerosis patients: validity of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Peter V. Rabins  and
Benjamin R. Brooks
Peter V. Rabins*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Benjamin R. Brooks
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr P. V. Rabins, Henry Phipps Psychiatric Clinic, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
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Synopsis

The 28-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was found to be a valid and sensitive instrument for detecting emotional morbidity in patients attending a multiple sclerosis clinic.

Type
Preliminary Report
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , May 1981 , pp. 425 - 427
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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