Screening for mental health: validity of the MHI-5 using DSM-IV Axis I psychiatric disorders as gold standard.

By H. Rumpf, C. Meyer, U. Hapke, U. John. Psychiatry Research, 2001

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Perceived emotional intelligence as predictor of psychological adjustment in adolescents: a 1-year prospective study (2012, methodology): “The MHI-5 is a well-validated and reliable measure of mental health status (Ware and Gandek 1998), and it has been used as a short screening questionnaire for detecting psychopathological disorders including major depression, affective disorders generally, and anxiety disorders (Cuijpers et al. 2009”
Mental Health and Productivity at Work: Does What You Do Matter? (2017, methodology): “Our indicator of mental health is derived from the Mental Health Inventory (MHI-5), a sub-scale of the SF-36, that has been shown to be an effective screening instrument for persons with mental health problems in large populations (Rumpf et al. 2001; Hoeymans et al. 2004).”
Investigating the Relationship of Resilience to Academic Persistence in College Students With Mental Health Issues (2013, methodology): “Cronbach’s alpha for the MHI-5 has been satisfactory, ranging from .74 (Rumpf et al., 2001) to .88 (McCabe, Thomas, Brazier, & Coleman, 1996).”
Beyond Incarceration: Criminal Justice Contact and Mental Health (2017, methodology): “The MHI-5 is a valid, reliable, and commonly used subscale of the SF-36 instrument used to diagnose mood and anxiety disorders (Berwick et al. 1991; Kelly et al. 2008; Rumpf et al. 2001).”