Journal article
Primary Care Patients' Reactions to Mental Health Screening
International journal of psychiatry in medicine, v 26(4), pp 431-441
Dec 1996
PMID: 9071632
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Abstract
Objective:
The authors examined whether there is empirical support for the notion that medical patients are upset by being asked questions about psychiatric disorders.
Method:
Six hundred and one patients attending a primary care clinic completed the SCREENER—a newly developed, brief self-administered questionnaire that surveys a broad range of psychopathology. In addition, they completed a second questionnaire that assessed their attitudes toward the SCREENER.
Results:
We found a high level of acceptance by patients. The questions were judged easy to answer, and they rarely aroused significant negative affect. Fewer than 2 percent of the patients judged the questions difficult to answer, and fewer than 3 percent were “very much” embarrassed, upset, annoyed, or uncomfortable with the questions. Individuals with a history of psychiatric treatment and poorer current mental health reacted more unfavorably to the questionnaire.
Conclusions:
From the patient's perspective, it is feasible and acceptable to use self-administered questionnaires for routine screening of psychiatric problems in primary care settings.
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Details
- Title
- Primary Care Patients' Reactions to Mental Health Screening
- Creators
- Mark Zimmerman - Rhode Island HospitalDavid T. Lush - Drexel UniversityNeil J. Farber - Drexel UniversityJon Hartung - Drexel UniversityGary Plescia - Drexel UniversityMary Ann Kuzma - Drexel UniversityJennifer Lish - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- International journal of psychiatry in medicine, v 26(4), pp 431-441
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- MD (Doctor of Medicine) Program
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1996WN76000048
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0030440704
- Other Identifier
- 991019168413104721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychiatry