Mental health of UK Members of Parliament in the House of Commons: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to assess (1) the overall mental health of Members of Parliament (MPs) and (2) awareness among MPs of the mental health support services available to them in Parliament.

Design

An anonymous self-completed online cross-sectional survey was conducted in December 2016.

Setting

56th UK House of Commons.

Participants

All 650 members of the 56th UK House of Commons were invited to participate; 146 MPs (23%) completed the survey.

Outcomes

The General Health Questionnaire-12 was used to assess age- and sex-standardised prevalence of probable common mental disorders (CMD). Results were compared with a nationally representative survey, the Health Survey for England (HSE) 2014. Core demographic questions, MPs' awareness of a

SUBMITTER: Poulter D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6609039 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature