> The problem is most of these things are not easily and correctly measured by a questionnaire. You need more expertise to get this information out of a patient.
It sounds like you're agreeing. Mental health is subjective feelings. When we want to study it, we reduce it to an objective measure of a few dimensions, like those diagnostic questionnaires. This removes its complexities, but also allows some level of standardisation across studies.
It sounds like you're agreeing. Mental health is subjective feelings. When we want to study it, we reduce it to an objective measure of a few dimensions, like those diagnostic questionnaires. This removes its complexities, but also allows some level of standardisation across studies.