Positive mental health in outpatients: comparison within diagnostic groups

BMC Psychiatry

Research Article

Rajeswari Sambasivam¹  Lee Seng Esmond Seow¹  Shirlene Pang¹  Edimansyah Abdin¹  Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar¹  Mythily Subramaniam¹  Siow Ann Chong¹  Anitha Jeyagurunathan¹ 

[1] Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore;

关键词: Positive mental health;    Well-being;    PMH;    Multi-ethnic;    Outpatients;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12888-016-1113-1

 received in 2016-05-17, accepted in 2016-11-04,  发布年份 2016

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundPositive mental health (PMH) supplements the definition of mental health which is not just the mere absence of mental illness. It encompasses an individual’s social, emotional and psychological well-being. This cross-sectional study examines the PMH levels in a multi-ethnic outpatient population and the socio-demographic correlates of PMH across the various diagnostic groups. In addition comparisons with the general population were conducted.MethodsOutpatients with schizophrenia spectrum, depressive or anxiety disorders seeking treatment at a tertiary psychiatric care hospital were included in the study sample. All respondents completed the PMH instrument. Independent t-tests and ANOVA with Bonferroni post-hoc tests were used to establish differences between the PMH levels and domains.ResultsThree hundred and sixty outpatients with a mean age of 39.2 years were included in the study. 52.5% were younger adults (21–39 years). There were slightly more males (50.8%) and 56.1% of the sample was unemployed. PMH scores differed between the patient and general populations. There were significant associations of the PMH domains with socio-demographic variables such as age, ethnicity, gender and education status in the patient population.ConclusionsPMH can be viewed as a protective factor of mental illnesses. As such it is critical that mental health professionals examine the domains of PMH in individuals with mental illnesses. This will in turn allow them to develop coping strategies that can look into focusing on emotional, psychological and social well-being appropriately to allow these individuals to thrive.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s). 2016