title: Psychometric properties of the primary care behavioral health screen.
abstract: The Primary Care Behavioral Health Screen (PCBHS) is a self-report instrument developed to screen for behavioral health problems in primary care settings. The present paper describes development of the PCBHS and reports findings from item analyses and studies examining the instrument's convergent validity and test-retest reliability. Results suggest the PCBHS is a useful and valid method for screening a variety of behavioral health problems in a busy primary care practice. Recommendations for further research on the PCBHS are provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA. pollarda@slu.edu
authors.forename: C Alec
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Pollard
authors.forename: Ronald B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Margolis
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Niemiec
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salas
authors.forename: Geeta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aatre
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008923:Missouri; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult