Assessing the Sensitivity and Specificity of the MAYSI-2 for Detecting Trauma among Youth in Juvenile Detention

Autor/inn/en	Kerig, Patricia K.; Moeddel, Melissa Arnzen; Becker, Stephen P.
Titel	Assessing the Sensitivity and Specificity of the MAYSI-2 for Detecting Trauma among Youth in Juvenile Detention
Quelle	In: Child & Youth Care Forum, 40 (2011) 5, S.345-362 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-1890
DOI	10.1007/s10566-010-9124-4
Schlagwörter	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Prediction; Juvenile Justice; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Measures (Individuals); Institutionalized Persons; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Psychological Patterns; Delinquency; Youth + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vorhersage; Jugendgerichtshilfe; Angst; Messdaten; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Kriminalität; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter
Abstract	This study investigated the sensitivity and specificity of the most widely used mental health screening instrument in juvenile detention, the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument (MAYSI-2), for detecting trauma and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among detained youth. The MAYSI-2 scales measuring Substance Use, Anger/Irritability, Depression/Anxiety, and Traumatic Experiences contributed to the prediction of PTSD symptoms; however, only Depression/Anxiety contributed to the prediction of associated symptoms for girls. The ROC curves technique indicated that the Traumatic Experiences scale was a moderately accurate predictor of likely Full or Partial PTSD but not superior to the other MAYSI-2 scales. These results suggest further work is needed to develop measures that are sensitive to the experiences of delinquent youth with histories of complex trauma. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10