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- Title
Reliability and validity of the Kessler 10 and Patient Health Questionnaire among injecting drug users.
- Authors
Hides, Leanne; Lubman, Dan I.; Devlin, Harriet; Cotton, Sue; Aitken, Campbell; Gibbie, Tania; Hellard, Margaret
- Abstract
Objective: To examine the reliability and validity of the Kessler 10 (K10) and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) in a sample of injecting drug users (IDUs). Method: Participants were 103 IDUs with a current substance use disorder accessing a needle and syringe programme. Presence of mental health disorders was assessed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). Results: Both the K10 and PHQ had high levels of internal consistency and concurrent validity. Individuals with a positive screen on the K10 were ten lines more likely to have a current affective disorder, while those with a positive PHQ screen had nearly 14 times the risk. Conclusions: The K10 and PHQ are recommended as brief screening and diagnostic tools for current affective disorders among IDUs.
- Subjects
SUBSTANCE abuse; AFFECTIVE disorders; INTRAVENOUS drug abusers; MENTAL health; INTRAVENOUS drug abuse; MENTAL illness; PATHOLOGICAL psychology; AFFECT (Psychology); PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 2007, Vol 41, Issue 2, p166
- ISSN
0004-8674
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/00048670601109949