Toward an interpretation of items used in field studies of mental illness

Data from 1003 rural, Illinois heads of households are used toward three ends: (1) giving a plausible interpretation to items previously used in field studies of mental illness; (2) describing the level of two symptom types among subgroups in a rural population; (3) considering the importance of sta...

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Published inSocial science & medicine Vol. 8; no. 8; pp. 459 - 467
Main Authors Seiler, Lauren H., Summers, Gene F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier B.V 01.08.1974
Subjects
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Epidemiologic Methods
Family Characteristics
Female
Humans
Illinois
Male
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Middle Aged
Psychophysiologic Disorders - epidemiology
Rural Population
Sex Factors
Stress, Psychological
Illinois
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Summary:Data from 1003 rural, Illinois heads of households are used toward three ends: (1) giving a plausible interpretation to items previously used in field studies of mental illness; (2) describing the level of two symptom types among subgroups in a rural population; (3) considering the importance of status variables and physiological malaise as factors in producing psychological stress. The interpretation given previously used “mental illness” items is that they measure psychological stress and physiological malaise. Both status and physiological variables are important for predicting psychological stress in individuals.
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ISSN:0037-7856
DOI:10.1016/0037-7856(74)90135-8