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RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF A SHORT FORM OF THE MENTAL HEALTH INVENTORY IN AN IRANIAN POPULATION

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MENTAL HEALTH INVENTORY (MHI-28)Q3

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 Background & Aim: Valid screening questionnaires for mental HEALTH are useful tools for research and clinical practice. These instruments could play a major role in detecting patients with psychiatric disorders in medical centers. The main aim of this study was to examine the RELIABILITY and VALIDITY of a short form of the Mental HEALTH Inventory (MHI-28) in an Iranian general population. Materials & Methods: 214 referrals to the counseling centers of Tehran University and Iran University of Science and Technology in two groups of patients (n= 107; 64 females, 43 males) and normals (n= 107; 64 females, 43 males) were included in this study. All participants were asked to complete the MHI-28, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and the General HEALTH Questionnaire (GHQ). The MHI-28 was developed on the basis of psychometric properties of a longer form of the scale, MHI-38. Findings: Test-retest RELIABILITY and internal consistency of the MHI-28 were examined at satisfactory levels. Test-retest and alpha correlation coefficients were calculated for both groups. The coeffcients for psychological well-being and psychological disteress were from 0.85 to 0.91 for test-retest RELIABILITY and 0.89 to 0.94 for internal consistency, respectively. All correlations were significant at P< 0.001 level. Concurrent VALIDITY of the MHI-28 was calculated according to correlation coefficients between the scores on the MHI-28 and total score of the GHQ. The coefficients for psychological well-being and psychological distress were -0.87 and 0.88, respectively. All correlations were significant at P<0 .001. The results also supported discriminant VALIDITY of the MHI-28. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the MHI-28 is a valid measure and can be used for both research and clinical purposes by physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists and researchers in the field of healt care.

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    BESHARAT, M.A.. (2009). RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF A SHORT FORM OF THE MENTAL HEALTH INVENTORY IN AN IRANIAN POPULATION. SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF FORENSIC MEDICINE, 15(2 (54)), 0-0. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/356316/en

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    BESHARAT M.A.. RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF A SHORT FORM OF THE MENTAL HEALTH INVENTORY IN AN IRANIAN POPULATION. SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF FORENSIC MEDICINE[Internet]. 2009;15(2 (54)):0-0. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/356316/en

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    M.A. BESHARAT, “RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF A SHORT FORM OF THE MENTAL HEALTH INVENTORY IN AN IRANIAN POPULATION,” SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF FORENSIC MEDICINE, vol. 15, no. 2 (54), pp. 0–0, 2009, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/356316/en

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