@article{ref1,
title="Psychometric status and clinical utility of the MAYSI-2 with girls and boys in juvenile detention",
journal="Journal of psychopathology and behavioral assessment",
year="2008",
author="Ford, Julian D. and Chapman, John F. and Pearson, Geraldine and Borum, Randy and Wolpaw, Jennifer Meltzer",
volume="30",
number="2",
pages="87-99",
abstract="This study replicates and extends studies of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument, Version 2 (MAYSI-2) in a sample of 479 urban, rural, and suburban 12-16 year old youths (68% boys; 41% African American, 23% Latino) consecutively admitted to juvenile detention centers. Six principal components replicated the MAYSI-2 factor-analytically-derived subscales except for Depression/Anxiety, and suggested modifications of specific items in each sub-scale. <br><br>FINDINGS supported the internal consistency and validity of the modified MAYSI-2 sub-scales. Few gender differences emerged, except that girls reported higher levels of hopelessness and trauma than boys. Five sub-groups were identified based on component profiles: (1) non-clinical, (2) addiction, somatic problems, and suicidality, (3) anger problems, (4) thought disturbance, and (5) addiction and traumatic stress. The findings support the validity of the MAYSI-2 for juvenile justice mental health screening while highlighting possible refinements in scoring in order to identify delinquent youths with distinctive psychosocial risks and needs.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0882-2689",
doi="10.1007/s10862-007-9058-9",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10862-007-9058-9"
}