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Measuring mental health in Indigenous young people: A review of the literature from 1998-2008

Williamson, Anna; Andersen, M.S.; Redman, Sally; Dadds, Mark; D'Este, Catherine; Daniels, John; Eades, Sandra; Raphael, Beverley

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Background: Indigenous young people are disproportionately exposed to risk factors for poor mental health. Methodologically rigorous research will be critical in the development and evaluation of prevention and treatment programs. Research examining the mental health of Indigenous young people may have been undermined by poor measurement. The extent to which research has used measures with adequate psychometrics is unknown. Methods: MEDLINE, PsychINFO and PUBMED databases, were systematically...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorWilliamson, Anna
dc.contributor.authorAndersen, M.S.
dc.contributor.authorRedman, Sally
dc.contributor.authorDadds, Mark
dc.contributor.authorD'Este, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorDaniels, John
dc.contributor.authorEades, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorRaphael, Beverley
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-08T22:20:32Z
dc.identifier.issn1359-1045
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/32047
dc.description.abstractBackground: Indigenous young people are disproportionately exposed to risk factors for poor mental health. Methodologically rigorous research will be critical in the development and evaluation of prevention and treatment programs. Research examining the mental health of Indigenous young people may have been undermined by poor measurement. The extent to which research has used measures with adequate psychometrics is unknown. Methods: MEDLINE, PsychINFO and PUBMED databases, were systematically searched to identify papers published between 1998-2008 measuring the mental health of Indigenous young people from Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the US. Data extracted included type of mental health instrument, psychometric analyses reported and results. Results: Fifty-four relevant studies were identified. Seventy-nine mental health instruments were used, and 18% were bespoke. Only 14% of instruments had been validated for the relevant Indigenous population. Few studies reported assessment of the reliability or validity of instruments. Data about both the reliability and validity of 10 measures were reported. None of the measures met the standards set by the review. Evidence of at least one type of reliability and validity was demonstrated for six measures. Conclusions: From 1998-2008 few studies of mental health in Indigenous young people used measurement instruments with previously determined reliability and validity.
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.sourceClinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry
dc.titleMeasuring mental health in Indigenous young people: A review of the literature from 1998-2008
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume19
dc.date.issued2014
local.identifier.absfor110319 - Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)
local.identifier.ariespublicationu4425841xPUB88
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationWilliamson, Anna, University of New South Wales
local.contributor.affiliationAndersen, M.S., The University of New South Wales
local.contributor.affiliationRedman, Sally, The Sax Institute
local.contributor.affiliationDadds, Mark, University of New South Wales
local.contributor.affiliationD'Este, Catherine, University of Newcastle
local.contributor.affiliationDaniels, John, The Aboriginal Medical Service Redfern
local.contributor.affiliationEades, Sandra, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
local.contributor.affiliationRaphael, Beverley, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue2
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage260
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage272
local.identifier.doi10.1177/1359104513488373
dc.date.updated2015-12-08T08:31:24Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84897815872
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