Reliable Outcome Measures for Mental Health Service Research in Five European Countries: The Epsilon Study

Reliable Outcome Measures for Mental Health Service Research in Five European Countries: The Epsilon Stud

International Outcome Measures in Mental Health. Quality of Life, Needs, Service Satisfaction, Costs and Impact on Carers

International Outcome Measures in Mental Health. Quality of Life, Needs, Service Satisfaction, Costs and Impact on Carer

Evaluacion de la satisfaccion con los servicios de salud mental: la escala de Verona (VSSS-54).

The paper presents the Spanish version of the Verona Service Satisfaction Scale and its applicaion in the Spanish contex

Sex differences in mental illness: a community study of the influence of physical health and sociodemographic factors

This paper examines sex differences in psychiatric morbidity, using data from a community sample. The PSE-CATEGO-ID system was used to evaluate psychopathology. Six sociodemographic factors and physical illness were taken as independent variables. Females exhibit both a significantly higher psychiatric morbidity than males and a predominance of syndromes closely related to depression (SD; OD syndromes) and anxiety (GA; SA; TE; IT syndromes). Logistic modelling analysis, carried out separately for each sex, yielded different models. Psychiatric illness in men was best predicted by physical illness, unemployment and the interaction between the two. In contrast, physical illness emerged, in women, as the only factor exerting significant effects on psychiatric morbidity