Assessing mental-health distress doesn’t have a simple 1-10 scale, because mental health isn’t as straightforward as physical pain.

Notably, this study is the first to use psychological distress data to compute health expectancy in Japan. The findings were published in the Asian Social Work and Policy Review on 3 September 2024.

The Mediterranean diet may improve mood and lower stress levels, a new study finds. Researchers found that the Mediterranean ...

Maternal psychological distress was assessed using the six-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6), administered twice during pregnancy: once in the first half (median 15.1 weeks) and again ...

Researchers used a questionnaire based on the Stigma of Loneliness Scale (SLS), 6-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6), Relative Deprivation Questionnaire, and Positive Solitude Scale (PS).

Broken down using frequent symptoms on the Kessler K6 psychological distress scale, during the previous 30 days, respondents reported they: Felt that everything takes effort (35.7%) Felt nervous ...

The study found that the BEES results matched closely with established psychological tools like the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10).

Medicare coverage increased in adults with psychological distress, increasing from 33.0% to 96.1%, whereas Medicaid coverage did not change significantly for older adults, decreasing from 26.6% to ...

Adolescent carers in the UK were more at risk of experiencing psychological distress and poor mental well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic than their non-carer peers.