TY - JOUR
T1 - A cross-cultural study of the structure of comorbidity among common psychopathological syndromes in the general health care setting
AU - Krueger, Robert F.
AU - Chentsova-Dutton, Yulia E.
AU - Markon, Kristian E.
AU - Goldberg, David
AU - Ormel, Johan
PY - 2003/8
Y1 - 2003/8
N2 - This study presents analyses of 7 common psychopathological syndromes in the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborative Study of Psychological Problems in General Health Care (T. B. Ustun & N. Sartorius, 1995). Data on depression, somatization, hypochondriasis, neurasthenia, anxious worry, anxious arousal, and hazardous use of alcohol were analyzed for 14 countries (Ns for each country ranged from 196 to 800). Four models were evaluated: a 1-factor model; a 2-factor model in which all syndromes except hazardous use of alcohol represented internalizing problems; and two 3-factor models. The 2-factor model fit best. These results extend previous research on the 2-factor model to the current complaints of attendees of general health care clinics, to a new set of syndromes, and to a variety of both Western and non-Western countries.
AB - This study presents analyses of 7 common psychopathological syndromes in the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborative Study of Psychological Problems in General Health Care (T. B. Ustun & N. Sartorius, 1995). Data on depression, somatization, hypochondriasis, neurasthenia, anxious worry, anxious arousal, and hazardous use of alcohol were analyzed for 14 countries (Ns for each country ranged from 196 to 800). Four models were evaluated: a 1-factor model; a 2-factor model in which all syndromes except hazardous use of alcohol represented internalizing problems; and two 3-factor models. The 2-factor model fit best. These results extend previous research on the 2-factor model to the current complaints of attendees of general health care clinics, to a new set of syndromes, and to a variety of both Western and non-Western countries.
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U2 - 10.1037/0021-843X.112.3.437
DO - 10.1037/0021-843X.112.3.437
M3 - Article
C2 - 12943022
AN - SCOPUS:0042070000
SN - 0021-843X
VL - 112
SP - 437
EP - 447
JO - Journal of abnormal psychology
JF - Journal of abnormal psychology
IS - 3
ER -