Scottish Health Survey - topic report: mental health and wellbeing

The Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) provides information on the health and factors relating to the health of people living in Scotland that cannot be obtained from other sources. This topic report is secondary analysis of the 2012 and 2013 surveys, exploring factors associated with the mental health and wellbeing of adults aged 16 years and older.


Authors' acknowledgements

Our first thank you is to the 9,709 men and women in Scotland who gave up their time voluntarily to take part in the surveys in 2012 and 2013 analysed here.

We are also grateful to the interviewers who conducted the surveys for the dedication and professionalism they applied to their work.

Thanks also to Michael Davidson, Alastair Greig, Jamie Robertson and Clare Leadbetter at the Scottish Government for their support in developing and reviewing the regression methods used in the report.

Responsibility for all analyses and conclusions lies with the authors of the report.

Michael Wilson, Craig Kellock, Daniel Adams and Julie Landsberg.

Contact

Email: Craig Kellock

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