Positive mental wellbeing or symptoms of depression? Discriminant validity of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale
The results of our study suggest that the WEMWBS may lack discriminant validity with regard to the PHQ-9 in a sample of primary care patients with mild-to-moderate anxiety and/or depression.
Authors
- Leif Edvard Aarø (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5027-3611)
- Marit Knapstad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0958-1596)
- Otto R.F. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6306-2239)
Institutions
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- NLA University College (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-05-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06922-0
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.33
Funders
- Helsedirektoratet
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health