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The performance of the K6 and K10 screening scales for psychological distress in the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being

Psychological Medicine · 2003 · Vol. 33(2) · pp. 357–362

Toshi A. Furukawa✉(Harvard University)Ronald C. Kessler(UNSW Sydney)Tim Slade(Nagoya City University)Gavin Andrews(St Vincent's Hospital Sydney)

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Abstract

While the K10 might outperform the K6 in screening for severe disorders, the K6 is preferred in screening for any DSM-IV mood or anxiety disorder because of its brevity and consistency across subsamples. Precision of individual-level prediction is greatly improved by using polychotomous rather than dichotomous classification.

Mental Health Treatment and Access Health disparities and outcomes Employment and Welfare StudiesCIDIGeneral Health QuestionnaireAnxietyMental healthMoodPsychiatryClinical psychologyDistressPsychologyPopulation

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AdolescentAdultAustraliaMajor Depressive DisorderDepressive Disorder, MajorFemaleHumansMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesSelf ConceptReproducibility of ResultsPrevalenceLogistic Models

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