Journal article
Validation of the Behavioral Health Screen-Depression With Adolescents in Residential Care
European journal of psychological assessment : official organ of the European Association of Psychological Assessment
03 Mar 2022
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to (1) examine the psychometric properties of the Behavioral Health Screen Depression Subscale (BHS-DS), including internal consistency, factor structure, convergent and discriminant validity, and (2) identify cut-off scores on the BHS-DS to distinguish patients with depression risk and their level of severity among an acute clinical sample of adolescents in residential psychiatric care. Participants included 861 youths ages 10-24 at residential treatment centers who completed a battery of measures, including the BHS-DS and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Factor analysis, bivariate correlation, and Cronbach's a suggested the BHS-DS is a unidimensional scale with evidence of internal consistency reliability and convergent and discriminant validity. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis identified four clinical cut-off scores (no, mild, moderate, and severe depression risk). Analysis of variance, Cohen's kappa (K), and Wilcoxon signed-rank test results suggested the four groups differ from each other and that the BHS-DS exhibits moderate agreement with the PHQ-9. The BHS-DS demonstrates good psychometric properties among a sample of residential youth, offering clinicians a good alternative to the PHQ-9 in screening for depression.
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- Title
- Validation of the Behavioral Health Screen-Depression With Adolescents in Residential Care
- Creators
- Linda Ruan-Iu - Drexel University College of Nursing and Health ProfessionsDouglas Chod - Newport Healthcare, Nashville, TN, USAGuy Weissinger - Villanova UniversityCatherine VanFossen - Drexel UniversityRebecca Saionz - Drexel UniversityAllen Tien - Medical Decision LogicGuy S. Diamond - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- European journal of psychological assessment : official organ of the European Association of Psychological Assessment
- Publisher
- HOGREFE PUBLISHING CORP
- Number of pages
- 8
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Center for Family Intervention Science; College of Nursing and Health Professions
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000763604400001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85126362365
- Other Identifier
- 991019169006304721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Applied