Assessing psychological distress in patients with skin diseases: reliability, validity and factor structure of the GHQ‐12

Abstract

The GHQ-12 is a reliable and valid instrument with a factor structure that is quite stable across different samples as well as across diverse cultures. Its brevity and easiness of completion make it a useful tool to assess psychological distress in dermatological patients.

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