Indicators for Public Mental Health: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Background: To monitor population mental health, the identification of relevant indicators is pivotal. This scoping review provides a comprehensive overview of current indicators representing the various fields of public mental health core topics. It was conducted as a first step to build up a Mental Health Surveillance for Germany. Methods: We conducted a systematic MEDLINE search via PubMed. This search was supplemented by an extensive examination of the websites of relevant national as well as international institutions in the context of public mental health and an additional internet search via Google. To structure the data, an expert-based focus group identified superordinate topics most relevant to public mental health to which the identified indicators could be assigne

SUBMITTER: Peitz D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8502920 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature