The WHO-5 well-being index: A systematic review of the literature

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 167-176

  Topp, Christian Winther ^a   Østergaard, Søren Dinesen ^b   Søndergaard, Susan ^a   Bech, Per ^a  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clinimetrics; Depression screening tool; Sensitivity and specificity; Systematic review of literature; WHO 5 Well Being Index

Indexed keywords

DESVENLAFAXINE; INSULIN; MELATONIN; PAROXETINE; PLACEBO;

5 ITEM WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WELL BEING INDEX; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DIABETES CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXERCISE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDLINE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINDFULNESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCINFO; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TINNITUS; PSYCHOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84926196384     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000376585     Document Type: Article

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