Validation of brief screening instruments for internalizing and externalizing disorders in Mozambican adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental disorders are the leading cause of disability for youth worldwide. However, there is a dearth of validated, brief instruments to assess mental health in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). We aimed to facilitate identification of mental disorders in LMIC contexts by adapting and validating measures of internalizing and externalizing disorders for adolescents in Mozambique, an LMIC in southeastern Africa.

Methods

We selected instruments with good support for validity in high-income and other LMIC settings: the Patient Health Questionnaire Adolescent (PHQ-A), Generalized Anxiety Disorders 7 (GAD-7), and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Instruments were adapted by local and international mental health specialists followed by cognitive inter

SUBMITTER: Lovero KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9373392 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature