title: Prevalence of psychological distress in Irish female adolescents.
abstract: Some female adolescents (N = 132) attending two inner city Dublin schools completed the Youth Self Report Questionnaire (YSRQ). Of this group 15.4 per cent obtained a Total Problem Score in the clinical range. A higher proportion, 23 per cent, obtained a score in the clinical range on one or more problem subscales of the YSRQ. No one scored abnormally on the Social or Competence Scales. A number of interesting and thought provoking responses to individual questions were obtained. The possible clinical relevance of these findings and implications for future planning in schools are discussed.
authors.affiliation: St. Fintan's Hospital, Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kinsella
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D010379:Peer Group; D010555:Personality Inventory; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012649:Self Concept; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*