Utility of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) in psychiatric outpatients with intellectual disabilities

Abstract

As a result of the psychometric properties illustrated, this study supports the use of the BSI as a screener for psychopathology and a general outcome measure in people with ID.

Concordance of the Mini‐Psychiatric Assessment Schedule for Adults who have Developmental Disabilities (PASADD) and the Brief Symptom Inventory

“…() and Wieland et al . () found that the OCD scale in the BSI was replicated in an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis respectively with people who have ID. However, Kellett et al .…”

“…The alpha value of 0.93 for the BSI in this study is very high and similar to that reported by Wieland et al . ().…”

Reliability and validity of the Dutch version of the Glasgow Anxiety Scale for people with an Intellectual Disability (GAS‐ID)

“…It has its own form of Routine Outcome Monitoring, using instruments especially developed for people with ID, but also instruments used in regular psychiatry, such as the Brief Symptom Inventory (Derogatis ; Wieland et al . ). Patients are informed at the beginning of the assessment that if data are used for research purposes, this is done in anonymous form.…”

Examining the psychometrics of the Psychopathology Inventory for Mentally Retarded Adults-II for individuals with mild and moderate intellectual disabilities

“…Authors have also called for the investigation of Axis I comorbidity in individuals with ID including schizophrenia (Morgan, Leonard, Bourke, & Jablensky, 2008), MDD (Ailey, 2009;Lunsky & Palucka, 2004;Morin, Rivard, Cobigo, & Lé pine, 2010), manic symptoms (Gonzá lez & Matson, 2006), anxiety disorders (Hagopian & Jennet, 2008), antisocial personality disorder (Morrissey & Hollin, 2011), and general psychopathology (Matson, 1995;Taylor & Novaco, 2013;Wieland, Wardenaar, Fontein, & Zitman, 2012). Establishing the psychometrics of the PIMRA-II will allow researchers to further investigate the topic of comorbid psychopathology in individuals with ID.…”

“…Previous researchers have found that psychiatric disorders are often missed in individuals with ID and psychometrically sound instruments are needed for this population (Wieland et al, 2012). Due to the diminished verbal abilities of some individuals with ID, psychometrically robust rating instruments to screen for psychopathology tailored to those with ID are essential (Havercamp & Reiss, 1997).…”