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ASSESSMENT
Volume 12, Issue 4, Pages 374-383Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1073191105279984
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depression; juvenile justice; MFQ; screening
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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 alpha =.87. Factor analysis produces a unifactorial scale with item loadings of .43 to. 78. At SMFQ cutoff ! 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.
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