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Table 4 The most important psychological and social diagnoses of the total study population and of the population with probable mental problems according to the GHQ-12 or MHI-5.

From: Measuring mental health of the Dutch population: a comparison of the GHQ-12 and the MHI-5

N = 7,593

Total study population %

GHQ-12 ≥ 2 %

MHI-5 < 70 %

1. Sleeplessness/ sleep disorder otherwise

4.2

7.1

7.8

2. Depression

3.5

7.1

11.0

3. Anxious or nervous feeling

2.5

5.1

5.3

3. Neurasthenia/ surmenage

1.4

2.9

2.5

4. Anxiety disorder/ anxiety state

1.2

2.2

2.7

5. Down/ depressed feeling

0.9

2.0

2.6

Any psychological or social diagnosis

18.2

33.4

35.4

Mean number of psychological or social diagnoses

0.45

0.91

1.06