Reilly Claire, Johnson Dan R, Ferguson Kirstin
1 Kibble Education and Care Centre, Scotland.
2 University of Glasgow, Scotland.
Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2019 Jul;24(3):593-607. doi: 10.1177/1359104518799119. Epub 2018 Sep 29.
The Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-version 2 (MAYSI-2) was developed to help identify mental health needs of young people admitted to youth detention centres. Only one study has applied the tool to a UK population and none have looked at young people who live in residential and secure care in Scotland. This study aimed to assess the validity of the MAYSI-2 in Scotland with a looked after and accommodated population. Boys and girls in a large education and care centre were asked to complete the MAYSI-2 within 72 hours of being accommodated. A total of 168 males and 69 females with a mean age of 15 completed the tool. Substantial levels of mental health need were identified. Girls appeared to have higher needs on all areas, bar alcohol and substance misuse. The MAYSI-2 had good internal consistency and exploratory factor analysis showed good overlap with the tool's original factor model. As a result, there can be more confidence in the validity and consistency of the tool with this population. This is also further evidence of the high need of this population, particularly girls.
马萨诸塞州青少年筛查工具第二版（MAYSI - 2）旨在帮助识别进入青少年拘留中心的年轻人的心理健康需求。仅有一项研究将该工具应用于英国人群，且尚无研究关注苏格兰接受寄宿和安全照料的年轻人。本研究旨在评估MAYSI - 2在苏格兰受照料和收容人群中的有效性。一所大型教育和照料中心的男孩和女孩被要求在入住后72小时内完成MAYSI - 2。共有168名男性和69名女性完成了该工具，平均年龄为15岁。研究发现了较高水平的心理健康需求。除酒精和药物滥用外，女孩在所有方面似乎都有更高的需求。MAYSI - 2具有良好的内部一致性，探索性因素分析表明与该工具的原始因素模型有良好的重叠。因此，对于该工具在这一人群中的有效性和一致性可以更有信心。这也进一步证明了这一人群，尤其是女孩，有很高的需求。
