The Mental Health Index in the Italian Regions

Angelo Leogrande

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Abstract: Istat BES calculates the value of the mental health index for the Italian regions. The mental health index is a measure of psychological distress obtained from the summary of the scores scored by each individual aged 14 and over with 5 questions extracted from the SF36 (36-Item Short Form Survey) questionnaire. The questions refer to the four main dimensions of mental health, namely: anxiety, depression, loss of behavioral or emotional control and psychological well-being. The index varies between 0 and 100, with better psychological well-being conditions as the value of the index increases.

Keywords: Health; Health Behavior; Health and Inequality; Health and Economic Development; Government Policy • Regulation • Public Health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 I10 I12 I13 I14 I15 I18 I19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-04-05
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