Journal
PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH
Volume 20, Issue 5, Pages 651-659Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/14768320500060061
Keywords
facial disfigurement; screening; GHQ-12
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The GHQ-12 has been recommended as a reliable screening instrument for psychological distress in all clinical groups. The usefulness of the GHQ-12 was evaluated in individuals with significant facial disfigurement by examination of the impact of alternative scoring methods on case detection rates. The type of scoring method used had a significant impact on the relative prevalence of 'cases'. However, examination of the receiver operating characteristics (ROC) of the alternative scoring methods revealed a good fit between methods. The use of the GHQ-12 as a screening instrument to determine psychological distress in individuals with facial disfigurement may be enhanced by inclusion of an appearance-specific measure in the screening schedule and by the adoption of one scoring method; the GHQ method.
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