| Autor: |
Botega, N. J., Pereira, W. A. B., Bio, M. R., Garcia, C., Zomignani, M. A. |
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Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology; May 1995, Vol. 30 Issue: 3 p127-131, 5p |
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The 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and the revised Clinical Interview Schedule (CIS-R) were used to estimate the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among 78 consecutive admissions to a general medical ward in a Brazilian university hospital (43 males and 35 females; mean age=43.2 years). The CIS-R was administered by three 5th-year medical students after a brief training. A prevalence rate of 36% was found for psychiatric disorders. The most frequent symptoms were sleep disorders (48.7%), worry (35.9%), depression (28.2%) and anxiety (26.9%). The sensitivity and specificity of the GHQ-12 were 71% and 76%, respectively. The CIS-R was simple to administer and acceptable both to patients and interviewers. Misunderstanding was most likely to occur with the poorly educated (20% were illiterate) in questions involving time calculation. Alternative options might be used to specify the length of time in future studies. The findings support the feasibility of the CIS-R and the use of ‘lay’ interviewers to produce epidemiological information on psychiatric disorders in developing countries at lower costs. |
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