Study

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

Full text	Selfreport on single question: During the past 4 weeks….. Have you been a happy person? 6 all of the time 5 most of the time 4 a good bit of the time 3 some of the time 2 a little of the time 1 none of the time Item MH5 in SF-36 (Medical Outcome Study 36 item Short Form)
Classification	M-TH-cm-sq-v-6-a
Author's label	Happiness
Page in publication	3
Finding used in nation ranks	Yes

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