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Diagnostic Screening With Incarcerated Youth: Comparing the DPS and Voice DISC
1 Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute
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In the first examination in a juvenile justice setting,associations between the DISC Predictive Scales (DPS) and the Voice Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children in identifying mental health concerns were investigated. Assessment center youth (N = 195) completed computerized versions of both instruments. Psychometric properties and logistic regression estimates for diagnostic clusters were examined, and DPS summary subscales to derive cut points for incarcerated youths were created. DPS consistently identified higher percentages of youths. At the cluster level, there was considerable concordance, withagreement higher for the same diagnostic constructs, even after statistical adjustment. Summary subscale cut points identified
First published on May 14, 2007, doi:10.1177/0093854807299918 This article has been cited by other articles:
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82% of disordered youths. Given recommendations for universal screening in corrections, the DPS offers advantagesover existing screens as a component of mental health assessment.