Assessing Social Behaviors in the Visually Handicapped: The Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters (MESSY)

Matson, Johnny L.; Heinze, Antoinette; Helsel, William J.; Kapperman, Gaylan; Rotatori, Anthony F.

doi:10.1207/s15374424jccp1501_9

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“…The MESSY correlates highly with other measures of social competence and directly observed social behaviors (Matson et al, 1986). Parents completed the parent-rated version (T-MESSY).…”

Section: Suicidality-suicidality Was Assessed Via the Mssi (mentioning

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder: A 1-Year Open Trial

Goldstein

Axelson

Birmaher

et al. 2007

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psych

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Objective-To describe an adapted version of dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents with bipolar disorder.Method-The dialectical behavior therapy intervention is delivered over 1 year and consists of two modalities: family skills training (conducted with individual family units) and individual therapy. The acute treatment period (6 months) includes 24 weekly sessions; sessions alternate between the two treatment modalities. Continuation treatment consists of 12 additional sessions tapering in frequency through 1 year. We conducted an open pilot trial of the treatment, designed as an adjunct to pharmacological management, to establish feasibility and acceptability of the treatment for this population. Participants included 10 patients (mean age 15.8 ± 1.5 years, range 14-18) receiving treatment in an outpatient pediatric bipolar specialty clinic. Symptom severity and functioning were assessed quarterly by an independent evaluator. Consumer satisfaction was also assessed posttreatment.Results-Feasibility and acceptability of the intervention were high, with 9 of 10 patients completing treatment, 90% of scheduled sessions attended, and high treatment satisfaction ratings. Patients exhibited significant improvement from pre-to posttreatment in suicidality, nonsuicidal selfinjurious behavior, emotional dysregulation, and depressive symptoms.Conclusions-Dialectical behavior therapy may offer promise as an approach to the psychosocial treatment of adolescent bipolar disorder. Keywords bipolar disorder; therapy; psychosocial treatmentOver the past decade, bipolar disorder (BP) in children and adolescents has gained increasing attention. Research suggests that BP affects approximately 1% of community adolescents (Lewinsohn et al., 1995), with estimates as high as 6% to 15% in clinical samples (Biederman et al., 1995;Pavuluri et al., 2006). Adolescents with BP exhibit a difficult illness course characterized by prolonged episodes, substantial inter-episodic symptoms, and marked functional impairment . High rates of psychosis, comorbidity, and hospitalizations have also been reported in this population . BP onset in adolescence is particularly pernicious due to its associations with drug and alcohol abuse, unprotected sex, and suicide (Brent and Lerner, 1994;Goldstein et al., 2005;McClellan et al., 1993). Evidence suggests the majority of adolescent-onset BP patients experience aCorrespondence to Dr. Tina R. Goldstein, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 100 North Bellefield Avenue, #463, Pittsburgh, PA 15213; goldsteintr@upmc.edu. Disclosure: The authors have no financial relationships to disclose. NIH Public Access NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author Manuscript deteriorating course into adulthood, with poor outcomes including chronic functional impairment and treatment resistance (Strober et al., 1995). Given the projected continuity and morbidity associated with adolescent BP, effective early intervention may minimize the longterm debilitating effects of the illness.Althoug...

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“…The MESSY correlates highly with other measures of social competence and directly observed social behaviors (Matson et al, 1986). Parents completed the parent-rated version (T-MESSY).…”

Section: Suicidality-suicidality Was Assessed Via the Mssi (mentioning

confidence: 99%

Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder: A 1-Year Open Trial

Goldstein

Axelson

Birmaher

et al. 2007

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psych

221

138

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“…In addition to the MESSY's usefulness with typically developing children and cross-culturally, the measure has also been used to study social skill characteristics of children with chronic illness (Meijer et al, 2000), hearing impairment , depression (Garland & Fitzgerald, 1998), visual impairment (Matson, 1986), and autism (Matson, Stabinsky Compton, & Sevin, 1991). The MESSY is a well-established, useful tool for the identification of social skill functioning with most children, including those who are typically developing, and those with disabilities and psychopathology.…”

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Social Behavior and Skills in Children

Matson¹

2009

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“…The scale was reported to have good internal consistency (Matson, Heinze, Helsel, Kapperman, and Rotatori, 1986) and to correlate well with other measures of social skills, such as direct behaviour observation of child social behaviours and a teacher nomination measure of social competence (Matson, Esveldt-Dawson, & Kazdin, 1983). A recent study by Spence and Liddle (1990) revealed seven factors for the MESSY, the first two of which were highly comparable to factors 1 and 2 reported by Matson, Rotatori, and Helsel (1983).…”

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Developments in the Assessment of Social Skills and Social Competence in Children

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1991

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The present paper reviews recent developments in the assessment of children's social competence and social skills. Current conceptual models of social competence and social skills are discussed and provide a basis against which assessment measures can be evaluated. Although many measures are now available, there is a lack of integration of assessment devices within a conceptually sound framework of an assessment system. Such an assessment system should distinguish between social competence and social skills, should take into account developmental, sex and cultural factors, and should assess at micro-versus macro-skill and overt versus cognitive levels of behaviour. The system should then integrate information within a cognitive-behavioural analysis, using data from a wide range of informants, from a range of settings. Greater attention to matters of reliability and validity of assessment measures is also necessary in the development of such a system.

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Assessing Social Behaviors in the Visually Handicapped: The Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters (MESSY)

Cited by 42 publications

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder: A 1-Year Open Trial

Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder: A 1-Year Open Trial

Social Behavior and Skills in Children

Developments in the Assessment of Social Skills and Social Competence in Children

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