On the K-10, a score of 10-19 indicates which status?

On the K-10, a score of 10-19 indicates which status?

• A. Severe mental disorder
• B. A well client
• C. Mild mental disorder
• D. Average mental health

Answer: (B)

The K-10 measures how much psychological distress someone has experienced recently, with lower scores signaling less distress and higher scores indicating more distress. A score in the 10 to 19 range shows minimal distress, which is interpreted as the person being a well client—generally healthy mental status with no current signs of a mental disorder requiring treatment. This range suggests the individual is unlikely to need urgent mental health care based on this screening. Higher ranges reflect increasing distress, where severe mental disorder would typically align with much higher scores and mild mental disorder with moderate elevations; “average mental health” isn’t a standard K-10 category, since the scale emphasizes distress levels rather than a mid-level label. In practice, a score in this range would usually prompt routine monitoring rather than immediate intervention.

The K-10 measures how much psychological distress someone has experienced recently, with lower scores signaling less distress and higher scores indicating more distress. A score in the 10 to 19 range shows minimal distress, which is interpreted as the person being a well client—generally healthy mental status with no current signs of a mental disorder requiring treatment. This range suggests the individual is unlikely to need urgent mental health care based on this screening. Higher ranges reflect increasing distress, where severe mental disorder would typically align with much higher scores and mild mental disorder with moderate elevations; “average mental health” isn’t a standard K-10 category, since the scale emphasizes distress levels rather than a mid-level label. In practice, a score in this range would usually prompt routine monitoring rather than immediate intervention.