Using the penn state worry questionnaire to identify individuals with generalized anxiety disorder: a receiver operating characteristic analysis
Abstract
We report on the use of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) to identify individuals with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Fifty individuals with primary or secondary GAD and 114 individuals with social anxiety disorder (without GAD) completed the PSWQ. In receiver operating characteristic analyses, a score of 65 simultaneously optimized sensitivity and specificity in discriminating individuals with GAD from individuals with social anxiety disorder. Results support the use of the PSWQ in screening individuals likely to meet criteria for GAD who present for treatment at an anxiety disorders specialty clinic.
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Fresco et al. (2003) reported that PSWQ scores greater or equal to 65 reliably identified patients with a diagnosis of GAD in a heterogeneous sample of patients seeking outpatient treatment.
“Fresco et al. (2003) reported that scores greater or equal to 65 reliably identified patients with a diagnosis of GAD in a heterogenous sample of patients seeking outpatient treatment.”
From Distinct functional connectivities predict clinical response with emotion regulation therapy (2017) · cites this paper as Fresco et al. (2003)
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- Authors
- Fresco, D. M., Mennin, D. S., Heimberg, R. G., & Turk, C. L.
- Affiliations
- Adult Anxiety Clinic of Temple (US)
- Corresponding author
- Heimberg, Richard G.
- Venue
- Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2003-09
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 3-4
- Pages
- 283-291
- ISSN
- 0005-7916 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2005617795
- Cited by
- 265
- References
- 29
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- FWCI
- 6.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Keywords
- Penn State Worry Questionnaire, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, screening, diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity and specificity, worry, anxiety disorders
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Anxiety Disorders, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personality Inventory, Predictive Value of Tests, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, ROC Curve, Sensitivity and Specificity, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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