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. 2001 Dec;25(6):494-7.
doi: 10.1111/j.1467-842x.2001.tb00310.x.

Interpreting scores on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10)

G Andrews  1 , T Slade
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Interpreting scores on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10)

G Andrews et al. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2001 Dec.
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Abstract

Objective: To provide normative data on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10), a scale that is being increasingly used for clinical and epidemiological purposes.

Method: The National Survey of Mental Health And Well-Being was used to provide normative comparative data on symptoms, disability, service utilisation and diagnosis for the range of possible K10 scores.

Results: The K10 is related in predictable ways to these other measures.

Implications: The K10 is suitable to assess morbidity in the population, and may be appropriate for use in clinical practice.

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