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Use of a two‐phase process to identify possible cases of mental ill health in the UK military
This study assesses the sensitivity and specificity of abridged instruments (used in the first phase) compared to the full instruments (the second phase), and whether false negative cases resulting from the use of abridged tests were detected by another test, among a UK military screening sample. Data from a group of UK Armed Forces personnel (n = 1464) who had completed full questionnaires assessing symptoms of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (PTSD Checklist – Civilian Version, PCL‐C) and alcohol misuse (Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test, AUDIT) were used. An abridged version of the PCL‐C performe...
Source: International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research - December 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Howard Burdett, Nicola T. Fear, Norman Jones, Neil Greenberg, Simon Wessely, Roberto J. Rona Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Performance of the CORE‐10 and YP‐CORE measures in a sample of youth engaging with a community mental health service
This article assesses the performance and psychometric properties of two versions of the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (CORE) measures that assess psychological distress: the Young Person's CORE (YP‐CORE) for 11–16 year olds and the CORE‐10 for those 17 or older. The sample comprised 1592 young people aged 12–25 who completed the YP‐CORE and CORE‐10 during their initial engagement with an early intervention service. Total and average scores were examined for both measures. Gender and age differences were evaluated using t‐tests and analysis of variance. The factor structures were assessed with princ...
Source: International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research - December 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Aileen O'Reilly, Nicholas Peiper, Lynsey O'Keeffe, Robert Illback, Richard Clayton Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

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Source: International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research - September 2, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Issue Information Source Type: research

An introduction to the partial least squares approach to structural equation modelling: a method for exploratory psychiatric research
Abstract In psychiatry and psychology, relationship patterns connecting disorders and risk factors are always complex and intricate. Advanced statistical methods have been developed to overcome this issue, the most common being structural equation modelling (SEM). The main approach to SEM (CB‐SEM for covariance‐based SEM) has been widely used by psychiatry and psychology researchers to test whether a comprehensive theoretical model is compatible with observed data. While the validity of this approach method has been demonstrated, its application is limited in some situations, such as early‐stage exploratory studies u...
Source: International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research - September 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Julien Riou, Hervé Guyon, Bruno Falissard Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Improving the analysis of routine outcome measurement data: what a Bayesian approach can do for you
Abstract Since recent decades, clinicians offering interventions against mental problems must systematically collect data on how clients change over time. Since these data typically contain measurement error, statistical tests have been developed which should disentangle true changes from random error. These statistical tests can be subdivided into two types: classical tests and Bayesian tests. Over the past, there has been much confusion among analysts regarding the questions that are answered by each of these tests. In this paper we discuss each type of test in detail and explain which questions are, and which are not, a...
Source: International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research - September 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rivka M. Vries, Rob R. Meijer, Vincent Bruggen, Richard D. Morey Tags: Original Article Source Type: research