Finlay-Jones R A, Murphy E
Br J Psychiatry. 1979 Jun;134:609-16. doi: 10.1192/bjp.134.6.609.
The 30-item General Health Questionnaire misclassified 26 per cent of respondents in two samples of women who were interviewed by a psychiatrist using the Present State Examination. False negatives were likely to be women with chronic disorders, particularly anxiety states. False positives were likely to be distressed by severe physical illness, a recent adverse life event, or loneliness. Applying a higher threshold score to their GHQ responses would help to separate those with a diagnosable psychiatric disorder from those in states of distress.
一份包含30个条目的一般健康问卷，在由一名精神科医生使用现况检查法对两个女性样本进行访谈时，将26%的受访者错误分类。假阴性可能是患有慢性疾病的女性，尤其是焦虑症患者。假阳性可能是因严重身体疾病、近期不良生活事件或孤独而苦恼的人。对她们的一般健康问卷回答应用更高的阈值分数，将有助于把患有可诊断精神障碍的人与处于苦恼状态的人区分开来。
