Using the MAYSI-2 to identify mental disorder among Latino juvenile offenders.

Louden, Jennifer Eno; Kang, Tamara; Ricks, Elijah P.; Marquez, Lorae

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“…A licensed clinical psychologist and doctoral-level researcher administered the training program and provided clinical supervision for interviewers. Overall, interviewers in our study demonstrated high interrater reliability (a mean weighted κ = .82); further detail on interviewer qualifications and training is described in Eno Louden et al (2017).…”

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“…The current study investigated the factor structure and convergent validity of the MAYSI-2 among a sample of Latino youth. Although prior research has examined the psychometric properties of the MAYSI-2 among ethnically diverse samples comprised predominantly of African Americans and European Americans (e.g., Archer et al, 2010; Archer et al, 2004; Eno Louden et al, 2017; Ford et al, 2008; Grisso et al, 2001), this study is the first to examine the measure’s factor structure and convergent validity among Latino youth. Overall, our results provide promising evidence for the generalizability of the MAYSI-2 to Latino youth who are involved in the juvenile justice system.…”

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“…In addition, Archer and colleagues (2010) reported that somatic complaints, traumatic experiences, and thought disturbance subscales did not correlate well with their conceptually relevant variables; our results also reported that the somatic complaints subscale did not correlate well. Eno Louden and colleagues (2017) tested the evidence of utility of the MAYSI-2 among a primarily Latino sample (87%) and found that the MAYSI-2 demonstrates good validity in identifying diagnosable mental disorders among Latino adolescents, particularly for Latina girls compared with Latino boys. The current study similarly found evidence of validity for the MAYSI-2 among Latino adolescents, but there were no notable differences between Latino boys and Latina girls in terms of the MAYSI-2’s ability to predict specific clinical symptoms using subscale scores.…”

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“…The current study is a secondary analysis of data collected in a larger study (Eno Louden et al, 2017) investigating the efficacy of the MAYSI-2 in identifying mental illness among juvenile offenders. The data stem from routine intake procedures in a juvenile justice agency, where intake officers administered the MAYSI-2 and other common intake measures (i.e., risk assessment tools).…”

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“…It is unknown whether these differences reflect real differences in levels of distress or potential limited generalizability of the MAySI-2. The only known study to examine the MAySI-2 specifically among Latinos (Eno Louden, kang, Ricks, & Marquez, 2017) found promising evidence of the measure's utility at identifying diagnosable mental illness among Latino youth using the cut-off scores recommended by the manual. Nevertheless, questions remain regarding the factor structure and convergent validity of the measure among this group (see grisso et al, 2012).…”

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Psychometric Properties of the MAYSI-2 Among Latino Adolescent Offenders

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The Massachusetts Youth Screening Inventory-Second Version (MAYSI-2) has been widely adopted by juvenile justice agencies to identify adolescents in the juvenile justice system who have a mental disorder. Despite this, evidence of the ability of the MAYSI-2 to generalize across different ethnic groups is limited. Because Latinos are overrepresented in the juvenile justice system, we examined the psychometric properties of each subscale in a sample of 472 Latino juvenile offenders using confirmatory factor analyses (CFA), Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and simple linear regressions. The CFA models suggest adequate fit for Latino youth, and the correlations and regressions show strong convergent validity with the K-SADS-PL for a number of MAYSI-2 subscales, lending support to the generalizability of the MAYSI-2 to Latino adolescents. These results may be particularly beneficial for juvenile justice system administrators who render mental health treatment recommendations for youth offenders of different ethnicities.

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Taking forensic mental health assessment “out of the lab” and into “the real world”: Introduction to the special issue on the field utility of forensic assessment instruments and procedures.

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Boccaccini²

2017

Psychological Assessment

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The last several decades have seen a major upswing in the development and use of psychological assessment instruments in forensic and correctional settings. At the same time, admissibility standards increasingly have stressed the importance of the reliability and validity of evidence in legal proceedings. Recent research has, however, raised serious concerns about (a) the reliability of forensic science evidence in general, (b) the replicability of psychological research findings in general and in field settings especially, and (c) the interrater reliability and predictive validity of forensic psychological assessment evidence in particular. In this introduction to the special issue of on the field utility of forensic assessment instruments and procedures, we provide an overview of key issues bearing on field studies, focusing on why such research is critically important to improving the quality of the practice of forensic mental health assessments. We also identify various methodological issues and constraints relevant to conducting research outside of controlled settings. We conclude with recommendations for how future field research can improve upon the current state of the discipline in forensic mental health assessment. (PsycINFO Database Record

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Prevalence of internalizing, externalizing, and psychotic disorders among low-risk juvenile offenders.

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Louden

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To effectively allocate mental health services, agencies must be able to predict what proportion of youth will have a mental disorder. Prevalence estimates are available for juvenile offenders at intake, detained youth, and incarcerated youth, but there is limited research on prevalence of mental disorders for juvenile offenders who are low-risk to reoffend, many of whom are first time offenders (i.e., low-risk youth). To complicate matters, ethnic minorities are disproportionately represented in the justice system, and specifically, little is known about culturally sensitive clinical interviewing. To aid service providers and administrators in allocating mental health resources for low-risk offenders and to contribute to knowledge on culturally sensitive clinical assessment techniques, the present study reports the prevalence of mental disorders for a mostly Mexican American sample of 503 low-risk youth in diversion programming. We found that approximately 1 of every 6 (17.1%) low-risk juvenile offenders had a current affective, anxiety, or psychotic disorder, and 24.9% of low-risk juvenile offenders met criteria for a current substance/alcohol abuse disorder. These results suggest that allocating a portion of specialty mental health services and substance abuse treatment for low-risk juvenile offenders may help agencies combat the issue of repeat offending by offering public health interventions proactively to indirectly prevent recidivism rather than reacting afterward. Lastly, recommendations are given to help service providers incorporate culturally sensitive techniques into clinical assessment in order to better identify Mexican American juvenile offenders with mental health needs. (PsycINFO Database Record

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Using the MAYSI-2 to identify mental disorder among Latino juvenile offenders.

Cited by 7 publications

References 54 publications

Psychometric Properties of the MAYSI-2 Among Latino Adolescent Offenders

Psychometric Properties of the MAYSI-2 Among Latino Adolescent Offenders

Taking forensic mental health assessment “out of the lab” and into “the real world”: Introduction to the special issue on the field utility of forensic assessment instruments and procedures.

Prevalence of internalizing, externalizing, and psychotic disorders among low-risk juvenile offenders.

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