Mental well-being and recovery in serious mental illness: associations between mental well-being and functional status in the Health Survey for England 2014.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental illness and mental well-being are independent but correlated dimensions of mental health. Both are associated with social functioning (in opposite directions), but it is not known whether they modify the effects of one another. New treatment targets might emerge if improving mental well-being in people with serious mental illness improved functional outcomes independent of clinical status.

Aims

To describe associations between mental well-being and functioning in people classified according to mental illness status.

Method

Cross-sectional data from 5485 respondents to the Health Survey for England 2014 were analysed. Mental illness status (including whether diagnosed by a professional) was by self-report and grouped into four categories, including 'd

SUBMITTER: Chan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7345733 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature