Crown-Crisp Experiential Index, a useful tool for measuring neurotic psychopathology

Abstract

The Crown-Crisp Experiential Index (CCEI), earlier called the Middlesex Hospital Questionnaire, has been widely used for measuring six different kinds of neurotic traits and symptoms. It has been validated in different studies. It has not, however, been used so often in Finland. The aim of the present study was, first, to test how the Finnish-language version functions and, second, to examine the concordance between the CCEI and another even more widely used questionnaire for assessing psychologic problems, the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-36). The material consisted of 52 students at a nursing college. They were all healthy and did not have any noteworthy somatic diseases or psychic disturbances. They filled in both the inventories during a normal class. The scores for the six subscales of the CCEI were quite highly comparable with the scores obtained for three earlier English“normal samples”. The concordance between the GHQ scores and the CCEI total scores was comparatively high. These results show that the CCEI is a useful tool in Finland, first, in assessing six different types of neurotic symptoms and, second, for screening purposes.

Key Words:

• CCEI
• Psychiatric disorders
• Rating scale