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Goldberg Health Questionnaire

The document presents the Goldberg Health Questionnaire GHQ-12, a brief and easy-to-administer test to detect minor psychiatric disorders. It consists of 12 questions on four areas: depression, anxiety, social inadequacy and hypochondria. The scores indicate whether there is absence, suspicion, or presence of psychopathology. A score of 5 or higher requires referral to a physician to confirm or rule out mental illness.

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Goldberg Health Questionnaire

The document presents the Goldberg Health Questionnaire GHQ-12, a brief and easy-to-administer test to detect minor psychiatric disorders. It consists of 12 questions on four areas: depression, anxiety, social inadequacy and hypochondria. The scores indicate whether there is absence, suspicion, or presence of psychopathology. A score of 5 or higher requires referral to a physician to confirm or rule out mental illness.

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GOLDBERG HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE – GHQ-12

NAME: _______________________________________________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS:Read these questions carefully. We would like to know if you have


had any discomfort or disorders and how your health has been in recent weeks.
Answer all questions. Mark the answer you choose with a cross. We want to
know about recent and current problems, not those of the past.

N CONDUCT ALTERNATIVE ANSWER


o.
1 Have you been able to Better than usual
concentrate well on what you Same as usual
Less than usual
do? Much less than usual
2 Have your worries caused you Better than usual
to lose a lot of sleep? Same as usual
Less than usual
Much less than usual
3 Have you felt like you are Better than usual
playing a useful role in life? Same as usual
Less than usual
Much less than usual
4 Have you felt able to make Better than usual
decisions? Same as usual
Less than usual
Much less than usual
5 Have you constantly felt Better than usual
overwhelmed and tense? Same as usual
Less than usual
Much less than usual
6 Have you felt like you can't Better than usual
overcome your difficulties? Same as usual
Less than usual
Much less than usual
7 Have you been able to enjoy Better than usual
your normal daily activities? Same as usual
Less than usual
Much less than usual
8 Have you been able to cope Better than usual
with your problems? Same as usual
Less than usual
Much less than usual
9 Have you been feeling Better than usual
unhappy and depressed? Same as usual
Less than usual
Much less than usual
10 Better than usual
Have you lost confidence in Same as usual
yourself? Less than usual
Much less than usual
11 Have you thought that you are Better than usual
a worthless person? Same as usual
Less than usual
Much less than usual
12 Are you reasonably happy Better than usual
considering all the Same as usual
Less than usual
circumstances? Much less than usual
GOLBERG HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE GHQ-12 The GHQ-12 : It is a test with adequate psychometric
properties as a screening method for minor psychiatric disorders. It is an instrument that is easy to
administer due to its brevity and ease of filling out and does not require qualified training for its
application. It was conceived as a self-administered questionnaire, aimed at evaluating the current
situation of the examinee. It covers four fundamental psychiatric areas: depression, anxiety, social
inadequacy and hypochondria. In Chile, it is validated and has been widely used for depression
screening, which is why it is recommended to be used in all health system consultants aged 15
years and over, as a self-applied screening instrument, considering suspicion of a mental disorder,
a score equal to or greater than 5 points. The instrument can be applied in any of the usual
consultations at the primary health facility or self-applied by the consultants in the waiting room.
In the latter case, the consultant will deliver the completed questionnaire to the professional or
technician with whom he or she has the consultation or control time.

Interpretation: The first 2 alternatives in each question are assigned a score of 0 and the last 2
alternatives in each question are assigned a score of 1. 0 to 4 points: absence of psychopathology
5 to 6 points: suspicion of subthreshold psychopathology 7 to 12 points: indicative of the presence
of psychopathology.

Procedures: With a score equal to or greater than 5, the consultant must be referred to a doctor
to confirm or rule out mental pathology. If the doctor confirms mental pathology, the consultant
must be admitted to the Mental Health Program for comprehensive evaluation and initiation of
treatment. If the doctor confirms mental pathology with a score greater than 7 and the consultant
also presents risk factors for mental pathology, mental pathology refractory, high suicidal risk or
psychotic symptoms, it should be referred to a specialty.

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