Le fonctionnement psychosocial est mesuré à l’aide des instruments suivants (validés internationalement): General Health Questionnaire (GHQ12), l’échelle de Beck, qui évalue l’anxiété et la dépression, Positive and Negative Affectivity Scale (PANAS).
They also aim to find out whether the patients are satisfied with the help provided, whether the latter intend to consult their GP in case of a crisis, what their present psychosocial functioning is and whether there were any recurrences of suicidal behaviour. The psychosocial functioning is measured by means of the following instruments (which have been validated internationally): the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ12), the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), the Positive and Negative Affectivity Scale (PANAS).