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General Health Questionnaire-12/-28 (GHQ)

Full name of scale

General Health Questionnaire-12/-28

Languages

English and French and has been translated in 38 languages and has cross-cultural applicability

French version reference

Pariente, P. D., Challita, H., Mesbah, M., & Guelfi, J. D. (1992). The GHQ-28 questionnaire in French: a validation survey in a panel of 158 general psychiatric patients. European Psychiatry, 7(1), 15-20.

Rater

Patient-rated

Training

No training required; but it is advised that clinicians review the assessment manual

Utility

Screening measure; used for detecting possible psychological disorder, and identifying non-psychotic and minor psychiatric disorders

Versions

GHQ (original 60-item version)

GHQ-30; 30 items version

GHQ-28

GHQ-12; 12 items version

Time to complete

Approximately 5 minutes to administer

Cost/license

To obtain the scale: https://www.gl-assessment.co.uk/products/general-health-questionnaire-ghq/

Other information
  • It can be used with: Individuals with stroke, individuals with cardiac conditions, individuals with spinal cord injury, individuals with musculoskeletal conditions, the elderly (Rehabilitation Measures Database, 2010)
  • Applicable for adolescents and adults

Goldberg, D. (1978). Manual of the general health questionnaire. London: Nfer Nelson.

Goldberg, D. P., & Hillier, V. F. (1979). A scaled version of the General Health Questionnaire. Psychological Medicine, 9(1), 139–145. Follow this link for the article.

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