Screening for generalized anxiety disorder using the Penn State Worry Questionnaire: a receiver operating characteristic analysis

被引：260

作者：

Behar, E

Alcaine, O

Zuellig, AR

Borkovec, TD

机构：

[1] Penn State Univ, Dept Psychol, University Pk, PA 16802 USA

[2] Columbia Presbyterian Med Ctr, Adult Psychiat Clin, New York, NY 10032 USA

[3] Dept Vet Affairs, Med Ctr, Minneapolis, MN 55417 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF BEHAVIOR THERAPY AND EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHIATRY | 2003年 / 34卷 / 01期

关键词：

receiver operating characteristics; Penn State Worry Questionnaire Screening; worry; diagnosis;

D O I：

10.1016/S0005-7916(03)00004-1

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

The present study examined the usefulness of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) as a means of screening for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Using receiver operating characteristic analyses, the accuracy of the PSWQ in screening for GAD was examined in both clinical and analogue diagnosed GAD samples. Given high comorbidity between GAD and other emotional disorders, we also investigated the usefulness of the PSWQ in selecting non-cases of GAD that were also free of PTSD, social phobia, or depression versus non-cases of GAD that met criteria for one of these conditions. The overall usefulness of the PSWQ as a screening device is discussed. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：25 / 43

页数：19

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