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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Volume 41, 2007 - Issue 2
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Reliability and validity of the Kessler 10 and Patient Health Questionnaire among injecting drug users

Leanne Hides ORYGEN Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Locked Bag 10, Parkville, Vic. 3052, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dan I. Lubman ORYGEN Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Locked Bag 10, Parkville, Vic. 3052, Australia
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Harriet Devlin Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health, Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Sue Cotton ORYGEN Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Locked Bag 10, Parkville, Vic. 3052, Australia
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Campbell Aitken Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health, Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Tania Gibbie Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health, Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Margaret Hellard Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health, Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Pages 166-168 | Received 07 Feb 2006, Published online: 06 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Objective: To examine the reliability and validity of the Kessler 10 (K10) and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) in a sample of injecting drug users (IDUs).

Method: Participants were 103 IDUs with a current substance use disorder accessing a needle and syringe programme. Presence of mental health disorders was assessed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI).

Results: Both the K10 and PHQ had high levels of internal consistency and concurrent validity. Individuals with a positive screen on the K10 were ten lines more likely to have a current affective disorder, while those with a positive PHQ screen had nearly 14 times the risk.

Conclusions: The K10 and PHQ are recommended as brief screening and diagnostic tools for current affective disorders among IDUs.

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