Estimating the Prevalence of Anxiety and Mood Disorders in an Adolescent General Population: An Evaluation of the GHQ12

Autor/inn/en	Mann, Robert E.; Paglia-Boak, Angela; Adlaf, Edward M.; Beitchman, Joseph; Wolfe, David; Wekerle, Christine; Hamilton, Hayley A.; Rehm, Jurgen
Titel	Estimating the Prevalence of Anxiety and Mood Disorders in an Adolescent General Population: An Evaluation of the GHQ12
Quelle	In: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 9 (2011) 4, S.410-420 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1557-1874
DOI	10.1007/s11469-011-9334-5
Schlagwörter	Drug Use; Adolescents; Foreign Countries; Mental Disorders; Anxiety; Depression (Psychology); Incidence; Questionnaires; Measures (Individuals); Addictive Behavior; Help Seeking; Bullying; Family Relationship; Substance Abuse; Validity; Secondary School Students; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Ausland; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Angst; Vorkommen; Fragebogen; Messdaten; Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Mobbing; Drug use; Drug consomption; Gültigkeit; Sekundarschüler; Kanada
Abstract	Anxiety and mood disorders (AMD) may be more common among adolescents than previously thought, and epidemiological research would benefit from an easily-administered measure of AMD. We assessed the ability of the GHQ12 to estimate the prevalence of AMD in a representative sample of Ontario adolescents. Data were based on self-administered questionnaires from 3,311 students in grades 7 through 12 derived from the 2007 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey. The GHQ12 showed good ability to identify probable AMD (AUC = 0.80). A threshold value of 5 appeared optimal, and based on this threshold value, the estimated prevalence of AMD in Ontario students in grades 7-12 may be 19%. Observations that individuals with a self-reported history of family disruption, substance use, gambling problems, bullying victimization, and who reported seeking professional help for a mental health problem were significantly more likely to experience probable AMD provided additional validity. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10