Construct Validity of Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) and General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) in Patients with Drug Addiction and Diabetes, and Normal Population

Ardakani A 1 , Seghatoleslam T 2 , Habil H 3 , Jameei F 1 , Rashid R 1 , Zahirodin A 4 Show all authors , Motlaq F 1 , Masjidi Arani A 5

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  • 1 Dept. of Psychological Medicine, University of Malaya Center of Addiction Sciences (UMCAS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Dept. of Psychological Medicine, University of Malaya Center of Addiction Sciences (UMCAS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Dept. of Clinical Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • 3 Dept. of Psychological Medicine, University of Malaya Center of Addiction Sciences (UMCAS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Dept. of Psychiatry Mahsa University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Dept. of Psychiatry, Behavior Research Centre of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • 5 Dept. of Clinical Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Iran J Public Health, 2016 Apr;45(4):451-9.
PMID: 27252914

Abstract

Given that validity is the baseline of psychological assessments, there is a need to provide evidence-based data for construct validity of such scales to advance the clinicians for evaluating psychiatric morbidity in psychiatric and psychosomatic setting.

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