The 6-item Kessler psychological distress scale to survey serious mental illness among Chinese undergraduates: Psychometric properties and prevalence estimate

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 105-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-kun Kang ◽  
Wan-jun Guo ◽  
Hao Xu ◽  
Yue-hui Chen ◽  
Xiao-jing Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Prevalence Estimate ◽  
Psychological Distress Scale ◽  
Distress Scale ◽  
Kessler Psychological Distress Scale ◽  
Chinese Undergraduates

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Bangla version of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6)

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-194
Author(s):  
Asaduzzaman Khan ◽  
Riaz Uddin ◽  
Naznin Alam ◽  
Shuhana Sultana ◽  
Mahbub-Ul Alam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Young People ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Good Prediction ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Psychological Distress Scale ◽  
Distress Scale ◽  
Kessler Psychological Distress Scale

AbstractObjectiveThe 6 item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6) is a screening tool for psychological distress with robust psychometric properties; however, information is lacking on such properties of the scale on its Bangla version. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Bangla version of the K6 scale in young people.MethodA self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted between August 2017 and April 2018 among 718 students aged 13-24 years (45% females) from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Psychological distress was assessed using the Bangla K6. The survey was repeated in a week. Statistical software AMOS 25 and Stata SE 14 were used to conduct the analyses.ResultsThe Bangla K6 scale demonstrated an acceptable internal consistency with high Cronbach alpha. Principal component analysis confirmed a single-factor structure of the scale. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the one-factor structure of the scale with adequate fit to the survey data. Test-retest reliability was acceptable with good reliability coefficients. Receiver operating characteristic analyses showed good prediction of depressive symptoms by the Bangla K6 scores.DiscussionThis study provides an initial support for the Bangla K6 scale as an acceptable instrument to assess psychological distress of Bangla-speaking young people. More research is needed to understand our ability to identify vulnerable individuals, whose native language is Bangla and who are in need of mental health support.

Understanding Psychological Distress Among Female Caregivers of the Patients With Mental Illness

2020 ◽  
pp. 123-135
Author(s):  
Abhijit Pathak ◽  
Chittaranjan Subudhi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Demographic Variable ◽  
Common Mental Disorder ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Psychological Distress Scale ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Distress Scale ◽  
Kessler Psychological Distress Scale

The present study aims to find the level of psychological distress in female caregivers of patients with mental illness in the context of Jharkhand and its relations with the socio-demographic variable. The sample was drawn from five blocks of Hazaribagh districts of Jharkhand and the respondents were 200 relatives of the patients with mental illness. A socio-demographic data sheet used for recording the socio-demographic characteristics and Kessler Psychological Distress Scale version 10 (K10) used for assessing their psychological distress. The result shows that female gender is having more psychological distress than male and may lead to common mental disorder under persistent condition. The mean score of female was higher than male (i.e., 26.36 [SD= 9.44] and 22.23 [SD= 8.86], respectively). The difference between both the genders found to be significant at less than 0.001 p values in Man Whitney U test.

scholarly journals Symptoms network analysis of serious mental illness: A cross disasters comparison

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yafit Levin ◽  
Rahel Bachem ◽  
Robin Goodwin ◽  
Menachem Ben-Ezra
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Terror Attacks ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Epidemiological Surveys ◽  
Psychological Distress Scale ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Distress Scale

Background: The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-6) has been used worldwide in community epidemiological surveys and served as a screening measure for serious mental illness in the general population. We take a novel approach by examining the symptoms network of the K-6 and the exploration of differences between three types of disasters: Nature related, Terror attacks, and COVID-19. Aims: To explore the K-6 symptoms network and its structure replication across the three types of disasters. Methods: A network analysis of psychological distress symptoms as assessed by the K-6 was conducted using data from 9,271 participants from different disaster samples: Terror (n = 5842), COVID-19 (n = 2428), and Nature related (n = 1001). Results: While there were extensive connections between items across all disaster samples, network structure differed across the disaster types. While after a nature related disaster and the COVID-19 pandemic depression- and anxiety- items were interconnected, a terror attack resulted in more separated manifestations of anxiety and depression. Centrality analysis showed depressed/no cheering up to be the node with the highest strength centrality in all networks; in the Nature-related network, restless or fidgety was also highly central. Conclusions: Results provide evidence of different psychological distress structures in different disasters. Depending on the type of disaster, trauma-focused interventions may need to be augmented, with specific components directed at depression and/or anxiety.

Kessler Psychological Distress Scale

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. Kessler ◽  
G. Andrews ◽  
L. J. Colpe ◽  
E. Hiripi ◽  
D. K. Mroczek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Psychological Distress Scale ◽  
Distress Scale ◽  
Kessler Psychological Distress Scale

Kessler Psychological Distress Scale—Extended Version

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tara Donker ◽  
Hannie Comijs ◽  
Pim Cuijpers ◽  
Berend Terluin ◽  
Willem Nolen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Extended Version ◽  
Psychological Distress Scale ◽  
Distress Scale ◽  
Kessler Psychological Distress Scale
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