Publication |
Author(s) | Bergsma, A.; DeGraaf, A.; TenHave, M.; Veenhoven, R. |
Title | Most People with Mental Disorders are Happy: A 3-year Follow-Up in the Dutch General Population. |
Source | The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2011, Vol. 6, 253 - 259 |
DOI | DOI:10.1080/17439760.2011.577086 |
Investigation |
Public | 18-65 aged, diagnosed as having mental disorder, Netherlands, 1996 |
Survey name | Not available |
| Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study (NEMESIS) |
Sample | Probability stratified sample |
Respondents N = | 1138 |
| Selected from general population sample (N = 7076) diagnosed as having a mental disorder.
Disorders assessed using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI version 1.1). Administered by trained interviewers. |
Non Response | 30% |
Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
Happiness measure(s) used |
Author's label | | Our subject description |
Age | show | Current age (in years) |
Education | show | Level of school-education |
Emotional functioning | show | Overall selfestimate of mental health |
Employment | show | Current employment status |
Gender | show | Sex (male vs female) |
Kind of mental disorder | show | Anxious (f40) |
Kind of mental disorder | show | Disorders due to substance use (f10-f19), also classified as above ↑ |
Kind of mental disorder | show | Mood (affective) disorders (f30-f39), also classified as above ↑ |
Living with partner | show | Current intimate relationships |
Number of mental disorders | show | Current general mental health |
Physical functioning | show | Global health rating |
Social functioning | show | Restrictions to social functioning |
Urbanicity of place of residence | show | Rural vs urban dwelling |