title: A clinically useful screening interview to assess violence exposure in youth.
abstract: The Exposure to Violence Screening Measure (EVSM) was evaluated as a structured interview for assessing violence exposure among inner-city youth. Psychometric analysis of the measure on a sample of 352 inner-city teenagers indicated adequate internal consistency. The validity of the EVSM was supported by significant correlations between the total score and measures of life stress and behavioral problems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. mweist@psych.umaryland.edu
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Weist
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Youngstrom
authors.forename: C Patrick
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: Beth S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Warner
authors.forename: Suja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Varghese
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dorsey
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D015142:Baltimore; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D011203:Poverty; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D012931:Social Environment; D014754:Violence