title: Using the short mood and feelings questionnaire to detect depression in detained adolescents.
abstract: The Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ) is examined for its utility in screening youth in juvenile justice settings for depression. In a cross-sectional study conducted at King County Juvenile Detention Center, a representative sample of 228 detained adolescents complete structured assessments, including the MFQ and the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument. Fifty youth also complete the Voice-Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children. Internal reliability coefficient for the MFQ short form (SMFQ) is = .87. Factor analysis produces a unifactorial scale with item loadings of .43 to .78. At SMFQ cutoff > or = 10, sensitivity and specificity are optimized at 1.00/0.79. Prevalence of major depressive disorder is estimated at 32.1% (95% Confidence Interval = 25.3% to 39.2%). The SMFQ shows potential for depression screening of detained adolescents.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, USA. esaldan@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Elena S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: Ann Vander
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Stoep
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Stewart
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D000339:Affect; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004644:Emotions; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014861:Washington