title: Psychometric analysis of the Mental Health Recovery Measure in a sample of veterans with depression.
abstract: Using data from a sample of 398 veterans diagnosed with depression, the present study used principal components analysis to shorten the Mental Health Recovery Measure (MHRM) to a 10-item instrument. Results indicated the 10-item MHRM had excellent internal reliability. Construct validity for the 10-item MHRM was evidenced by correlations with measures of depression coping self-efficacy, social adjustment, hopelessness, and depression. The 10-item MHRM derived in the present study was compared with a 10-item version of the MHRM that was previously empirically derived in a sample of veterans with schizophrenia (Armstrong, Cohen, Hellemann, Reist, & Young, 2014). Results suggest that similar items represent the underlying construct of recovery for veterans with depression and veterans with schizophrenia. Veterans with depression reported lower average levels of recovery than veterans with schizophrenia. Study limitations, directions for future investigations, and the implications of routine assessment of mental health recovery in public mental health systems are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs.
authors.forename: Kristen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs.
authors.forename: C Beau
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs.
authors.forename: Dara
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ganoczy
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs.
authors.forename: Kara
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zivin
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs.
authors.forename: Samantha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brandfon
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs.
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Walters
authors.affiliation: Battle Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
authors.forename: Jay L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs.
authors.forename: Marcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valenstein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy; D014728:Veterans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*