Conclusions: Because the IQCODE provides information complementary to brief cognitive tests, harnessing them together can improve screening accuracy. K10 RAS The K10 is recommended as a simple measure of psychological distress and as a measure of outcomes following treatment for common mental health disorders. It is a self-report measure to identify need for ACAT treatment. The 10 item scale has five response categories and the score is the sum of those responses: None of the time scores 1 A little of the time scores 2 Some of the time scores 3 Most of the time scores 4 All of the time scores 5 Questions 3 and 6 are not asked if the preceding question was of the time’ in which case questions 3 and ‘none 6 would automatically receive a score of one. scores range from 10 (no distress) to 50 (severe distress). People who score 0-15 have one quarter the population risk of meeting criteria for an anxiety or depressive disorder as identified by the CIDI, and a remote chance of reporting a suicidal attempt in their lifetime. People who score 16-30 have a one in four chance (three times the population risk) of having a current anxiety or depressive disorder and 1% chance (three times the population risk) of ever having made a suicide attempt. People who score 30-50 have a three out of four chance (ten times the population risk) of meeting criteria for an anxiety or depressive disorder and 6% chance (20 times the population risk) of ever having made a suicide attempt. The group comprise 78% of the population and are told their score is low and that they probably do not need the self-help information. The second group, 20% of the population, are encouraged to use the information and self-help techniques. The third group, 2% of the population, are strongly encouraged to seek medical help.
Conclusions: Because the IQCODE provides information complementary to brief cognitive tests, harnessing them together can improve screening accuracy. K10 RAS ACAT The K10 is recommended as a simple measure of psychological distress and as a measure of outcomes following treatment for common mental health disorders. It is a self-report measure to identify need for treatment. The 10 item scale has five response categories and the score is the sum of those responses: None of the time scores 1 A little of the time scores 2 Some of the time scores 3 Most of the time scores 4 All of the time scores 5 Questions 3 and 6 are not asked if the preceding question was ‘none of the time’ in which case questions 3 and 6 would automatically receive a score of one. scores range from 10 (no distress) to 50 (severe distress). People who score 0-15 have one quarter the population risk of meeting criteria for an anxiety or depressive disorder as identified by the CIDI, and a remote chance of reporting a suicidal attempt in their lifetime. People who score 16-30 have a one in four chance (three times the population risk) of having a current anxiety or depressive disorder and 1% chance (three times the population risk) of ever having made a suicide attempt. People who score 30-50 have a three out of four chance (ten times the population risk) of meeting criteria for an anxiety or depressive disorder and 6% chance (20 times the population risk) of ever having made a suicide attempt. The group comprise 78% of the population and are told their score is low and that they probably do not need the self-help information. The second group, 20% of the population, are encouraged to use the information and self-help techniques. The third group, 2% of the population, are strongly encouraged to seek medical help.
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