Author(s): ZHENG Shuzuo, LV Yingchun, ZHOU Xiaodong, WANG Wenping
Pages: 440-442
Year: 2016 Issue:  6
Journal: Journal of Psychiatry
Keyword:  Mental health; Editor of medical journal; SCL-90;
Abstract: Objective To explore the mental health status in editors of medical journal.Methods A total of 60 editors of medical journal were selected and assessed with Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90).Results The anxiety,depression,obsessivecompulsive factor scores,total score and positive item number of SCL-90 in the editors of medical journal were all significantly higher than the domestic norm (P ＜ 0.05).In the editors of medical journal,there were no differences for the total scores of SCL-90 among differentgenders,marital status,ages and professional titles (P ＞ 0.05) and there were significant differences for the total scores of SCL-90 among different educational backgrounds and job positions (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion There are problems of mental health for the editors of medical journal,which is correlated to their educational backgrounds and job positions.