TableĀ 1

Psychological case status of the client population at the time of the first session

Case statusFemale (n=429)Male (n=178)Total (n=607)
nPer centnPer centnPer cent
Anxiety (HADS-A)37086.214380.351384.5
Depression (HADS-D)20046.68849.428847.4
Psychological distress (GHQ-12)306.3158.4456.9
  • Anxiety and depression cases were clients scoring above the cut-points for HADS-A and HADS-D, respectively. A psychological distress case was a client scoring above the cut-point for GHQ-12 and below the cut-points for HADS-A and HADS-D.

  • GHQ-12, General Health Questionnaire-12; HADS-A/D, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Anxiety/Depression.