Mental health recovery among hospitalized patients with mental disorder: Associations with anger expression mode and meaning in life

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effect of anger expression mode and meaning in life on mental health recovery among hospitalized patients with mental disorder in South Korea. Data were collected from 141 such patients using the Korean version of anger expression mode, meaning in life, and mental health recovery. Date were as analyzed using stepwise multiple regression analysis. Significant predictors of mental health recovery included presence of meaning, search for meaning, and anger control. The regression model explained 48.2% of mental health recovery. Interventions for fostering meaning in life and beneficial anger expression techniques may increase mental health recovery in this clinical population.