Measuring Population Mental Health

Reader’s Guide

Table 1. ISO codes for countries and world regions

AUS	Australia	FIN	Finland	LVA	Latvia
AUT	Austria	FRA	France	MEX	Mexico
BEL	Belgium	GBR	United Kingdom	NLD	Netherlands
CAN	Canada	GRC	Greece	NOR	Norway
CHE	Switzerland	HUN	Hungary	NZL	New Zealand
CHL	Chile	IRL	Ireland	OECD	OECD average
COL	Colombia	ISL	Iceland	POL	Poland
CRI	Costa Rica	ISR	Israel	PRT	Portugal
CZE	Czech Republic	ITA	Italy	SVK	Slovak Republic
DEU	Germany	JPN	Japan	SVN	Slovenia
DNK	Denmark	KOR	Korea	SWE	Sweden
ESP	Spain	LTU	Lithuania	TUR	Türkiye
EST	Estonia	LUX	Luxembourg	USA	United States

Table 2. List of acronyms and abbreviations used in the report

ACASI	Audio computer-assisted self-interviewing
ADHD	Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
ASD	Autism spectrum disorder
AUDIT	Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
AUDIT-C	Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test – Concise
CAGE	CAGE Substance Abuse Screening Tool
CES-D	Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale
CFA	Confirmatory factor analysis
CIDI	Composite International Diagnostic Interview
CIUS	Compulsive Internet Use Scale
COVID-19	Coronavirus disease of 2019
DASS	Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale
DAWBA	Development and Wellbeing Assessment – Eating Disorder Module
DAWMA	Development and Well-being Assessment
DSM	Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
EPDS	Edinburgh Post-natal Depression Scale
EFA	Exploratory factor analysis
EHIS	European Health Interview Survey
EU-SILC	European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions Survey
EVI	Energy and Vitality Index
GAD	Generalized Anxiety Disorder
GHQ	General Health Questionnaire
HADS	Hopkins Symptom Checklist
HRQoL	Health-related quality of life
IES-R	Impact of Event Scale – Revised
I-PAPI	Interviewer-administered paper and pencil surveys
K10 (K6)	Kessler Scale
MDE	Major depressive disorder
MHC	Mental health component summary
MHC-LF	Mental Health Continuum – Long Form
MHC-SF	Mental Health Continuum – Short Form
MHI	Mental Health Inventory
Mini-SPIN	Mini-Social Phobia Inventory
NHS	National Health Service
NSO	National statistical office
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development
PCL	PTSD Checklist
PC-PTSD-5	Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5
PCS	Physical component summary
PHQ	Patient Health Questionnaire
PHQ-ED	Patient Health Questionnaire – Eating Disorder Module
PHQ-PD	Patient Health Questionnaire – Panic Disorder
PSS	Cohen Perceived Stress Scale
PTSD	Post-traumatic stress disorder
SCARED	Screen for Child Anxiety and Related Emotional Disorders
SCOFF	Sick, Control, One, Fat, Food (eating disorder questionnaire)
SDQ	Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
SF-12 (-36)	Short Form Health Status
SMFQ	Short Moods and Feelings Questionnaire
SRMH	Self-reported mental health
STAI	The State and Trait Anxiety Scale
(S)WEMWBS	(Short) Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale
SWLS	Satisfaction with Life Scale
ROC	Receiver operating characteristic curve
WG-ES	Washington Group Extended Set on Functioning
WG-SS	Washington Group on Disability Statistics Short Set on Functioning
WHO	World Health Organization
WHO-5	WHO-5 Wellbeing Index
WHOQOL-BREF	WHO Quality of Life – BREF