Assessment
social dysfunction, anxiety, nonpsychotic mental disorders, GHQ-28, insomnia, depression
The general health questionnaire (GHQ) is a general screening test developed to assess the possibility of nonpsychotic mental disorders in primary care. A shorter version of this test consisting of 28 items was named GHQ-28. The specificity and sensitivity of this test were reported to be more than 80%. The GHQ-28 consists of four subclasses: somatic symptoms, anxiety and insomnia, social dysfunction, and severe depression [GHQ-28 was utilized for both groups before the trial and after CBT in the intervention group. GHQ-28 requires individuals to discuss their general health over a four-week period using behavioral items with a 4-point (0, 1, 2, 3) Likert scale based on frequencies of experience defined as “not at all”, “no more than usual”, “rather more than usual” and “much more than usual” which in itself parallels the original scoring method [