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Development and community-based validation of eight item banks to assess mental health.
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Psychiatry Research . Sep2016, Vol. 243, p453-462. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- There is a need for precise but brief screening of mental health problems in a range of settings. The development of item banks to assess depression and anxiety has resulted in new adaptive and static screeners that accurately assess severity of symptoms. However, expansion to a wider array of mental health problems is required. The current study developed item banks for eight mental health problems: social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, drug use, psychosis and suicidality. The item banks were calibrated in a population-based Australian adult sample (N=3175) by administering large item pools (45–75 items) and excluding items on the basis of local dependence or measurement non-invariance. Item Response Theory parameters were estimated for each item bank using a two-parameter graded response model. Each bank consisted of 19–47 items, demonstrating excellent fit and precision across a range of −1 to 3 standard deviations from the mean. No previous study has developed such a broad range of mental health item banks. The calibrated item banks will form the basis of a new system of static and adaptive measures to screen for a broad array of mental health problems in the community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01651781
- Volume :
- 243
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Psychiatry Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 117893966
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.07.011