Training programs for people that are occupied with mental health are a vital part of their lifelong education, along with the general evolution of psychiatric services.

The aim of this study was to validate a questionnaire, previously constructed by one of the authors, measuring satisfaction from training programs relevant to mental health.

65 trainees that had participated in three different training programs completed a satisfaction questionnaire, comprising of 4 general subscales (educational materials, trainers, organization, general satisfaction) and 2 specific subscales (satisfaction from training program content, attitude towards trainees' efficacy). 19 of them completed it twice, in two weeks' time.

The general part of the questionnaire preserved approximately its original factor structure. Reliability of the subscales was high (Cronbach's alpha was 0.84-0.86 for the three first, 0.77 for the last subscale, 0.94 for the total). Test-retest reliability was very high (Pearson's r was 0.90-0.94 for the subscales 0.98 for the total). Comments on each training program, evaluated by two independent raters (Cohen's kappa=0.96) correlated significantly with the total satisfaction score.

The 4 general subscales of this satisfaction questionnaire have demonstrated sufficient psychometric characteristics: factorial and external criterion validity, test-retest reliability and internal consistency, and are therefore proposed to be used, along with content-specific subscales, for the evaluation of any training program in psychiatry.