Journal article
The Sensitivity of the K6 as a Screen for Any Disorder in Community Mental Health Surveys: A Cautionary Note
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Short screening instruments, which exclude respondents unlikely to have psychiatric disorders, can make epidemiologic surveys shorter and more cost-effective. The Kessler 6-Item Psychological Distress Scale (K6), a measure of generalized distress, has been proposed for this role and has shown good agreement with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). However, performance of the K6 may vary for individual disorders …
Authors
Veldhuizen S; Cairney J; Kurdyak P; Streiner DL
Journal
The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 52, No. 4, pp. 256–259
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
April 2007
DOI
10.1177/070674370705200408
ISSN
0706-7437