TY - JOUR
T1 - Screening for generalized anxiety disorder using the Penn State Worry Questionnaire
T2 - A receiver operating characteristic analysis
AU - Behar, Evelyn
AU - Alcaine, Oscar
AU - Zuellig, Andrea R.
AU - Borkovec, T. D.
N1 - Funding Information:
Preparation of this manuscript was supported in part by National Institute of Mental Health Research Grant RO1 MH58593 to T.D. Borkovec. Special thanks to Dr. Mari Clements and Brandon Gibb for their advice regarding data analysis, and to Drs. David Fresco and Ari Solomon for their valuable feedback on an earlier draft of this manuscript.
PY - 2003/3
Y1 - 2003/3
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0005-7916(03)00004-1
DO - 10.1016/S0005-7916(03)00004-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 12763391
AN - SCOPUS:0037958417
SN - 0005-7916
VL - 34
SP - 25
EP - 43
JO - Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
JF - Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
IS - 1
ER -
