(Open access funding provided by Semmelweis University)
To assist psychiatrists and clinical psychologists to assess their patients’ psychological
immune competence-based capacities and resources, depending on the mental health disorder
diagnosis and the severity of the symptoms, the present study examined the psychometric
properties of the Mental Health Test in a psychiatric sample. The research was carried
out in four Hungarian healthcare facilities using a cross-sectional design. A total
of 331 patients (140 male, 188 female, and 3 who preferred not to disclose their gender)
completed the Mental Health Test, six well-being and mental health measures, and the
Symptom Checklist-90. Psychiatrists and clinical psychologists reported the mental
disorder status of each participant. Confirmatory factor analysis showed a good fit
of the five-factor model to the data for the clinical version of the Mental Health
Test (CFI = 0.972, RMSEA = 0.034). High internal consistency coefficients (α: 0.70–0.84;
ω: 0.71–0.85) and excellent external and content validity were reported. The test
is not sensitive to sociodemographic indicators but is sensitive to the correlates
of well-being and to the symptoms of different types of mental disorders. Our preliminary
findings suggest that the Mental Health Test is a suitable measure for assessing mental
health capacities and resources in psychiatric samples.
