2017 Volume 29 Issue 2 Pages 53-59
We investigated the psychological distress of clinical psychologists in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan using a 6-item instrument (the K6). A total of 83 clinical psychologists (13 men and 70 women) were analyzed in this cross-sectional investigation study. The association between psychological distress and clinical factors was evaluated by using the K6 instrument. The results showed that a total of 6 clinical psychologists (7.2%) were classified as having high psychological distress. A weak relationship between K6 score and age was noted. However, relationships between K6 score and sex, duration of experience as a clinical psychologist, clinical field, and other certifications were not observed. Anxiety about preventing suicide was closely associated with K6 score. The psychological distress of clinical psychologists was not very high. Receiving supervision and participation in a case study were expected to be associated with reducing distress; however, we did not observe such results.
