Validation of general health questionnaire in a primary care setting of Pakistan

ABSTRACT

A study was conducted in a primary care setting to validate the General Health Questionnaire [GHQ 12]. The study had a two-stage design. During stage 1, all patients attending primary care facilities were given GHQ 12. All those scoring above two, and one in ten of those scoring below two, were given the second stage diagnostic instrument psychiatric assessment schedule [PAS], GHQ 12 had a sensitivity of 93% and specificity 88%