title: Reliability and Validity of the List of Mental Health Items (LISMEN).
abstract: The detection of risk factors is a key element in the prevention of mental health disorders. It is widely known that in the formation of personality and its disorders, relational experiences (vital events) in childhood condition both neurological and emotional development. The accumulation of these circumstances brings about altered life trajectories, which make people more vulnerable to mental health disorders.
  
  
  
  A structured interview called LISMEN was designed based on the scientific literature to detect the risk of developing mental health disorders. A descriptive, reliability, and validity statistical study was carried out on four samples, one of which was the control group. There were 372 subjects in total.
  
  
  
  The technique was highly reliable (kappa coefficient 0.7 [p<0.05]) and internally consistent (Cronbach's alpha between 0.80 and 0.98). Sensitivity and specificity were high (AUC [Area Under Curve] OR =1.18 [1]), with the cut-off point between 9 and 10.
  
  
  
  LISMEN is a useful tool for detecting the risk of developing mental health disorders. A score of 10 or higher indicates that the subject belongs to the most sensitive or vulnerable population group at risk.
authors.affiliation: Couple and Family Research Group, Ramón Llull University, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Artigue
authors.affiliation: Psychoanalyst SEP (Spanish Psychoanalytical Society)-IPA, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tizón
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychobiology, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Manel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salamero
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D019540:Area Under Curve; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: childhood; detection test; mental health; prevention; risk factors