The Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) as an outcome measure for adult psychiatric inpatients

Piersma, Harry L.; Reaume, Wave M.; Boes, Janna L.

doi:10.1002/1097-4679(199407)50:4<555::aid-jclp2270500410>3.0.co;2-g

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“…Acceptable levels of internal consistency were also documented in the present (subscales α=0.76 to 0.91; general severity index α=0.97) and other studies (21). Several studies indicate that the Brief Symptom Inventory is sensitive to change (22)(23)(24)(25). ajp.psychiatryonline.org…”

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Capturing the Ebb and Flow of Psychiatric Symptoms With Dynamical Systems Models

Odgers¹,

Mulvey²,

Skeem³

et al. 2009

AJP

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Psychiatric researchers and clinicians have long been interested in adopting more dynamic approaches to understanding symptom change. This study is the first to demonstrate that systematic fluctuations in symptom patterns may be captured by dynamic models. Moreover, the concurrent association between symptom dynamics and violence suggests avenues for future research to test how features of symptom fluctuation could affect behavior.

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Capturing the Ebb and Flow of Psychiatric Symptoms With Dynamical Systems Models

Odgers¹,

Mulvey²,

Skeem³

et al. 2009

AJP

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“…This 53-item measure is an abbreviated version of the Symptom Checklist-90 designed to assess common psychological symptoms. The BSI has been validated as a measure of mental health symptomatology that is sensitive to change over time in both males and females in outpatient and inpatient psychiatric settings (Allen, Coyne, & Huntoon, 1998;Boulet & Boss, 1991;Piersma, Reaume, & Boes, 1994). Respondents indicate how much each of the 53 problems on the checklist has distressed them over the past 7 days, with the 5-point Likert response scale format ranging from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely).…”

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Comparing Two Service Delivery Models for Homeless Individuals With Complex Behavioral Health Needs: Preliminary Data From Two SAMHSA Treatment for Homeless Studies

Young

Clark

Moore

et al. 2009

Journal of Dual Diagnosis

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Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and the Comprehensive, Continuous, Integrated System of Care (CCISC) are two models for delivering services to homeless persons with complex behavioral health needs. This quasi-experimental study presents preliminary data comparing these two programs. The first program was based out of a community mental health center and utilized the ACT model of care with supported housing (ACT-SH), and the second program was based out of a substance abuse treatment agency and used the CCISC model of care in a residential treatment facility (CCISC-RT). Participants completed clinical assessment interviews at baseline before being admitted to the programs and then 6 months later. Measures included the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) to measure mental health symptoms; the Treatment Services Needed and Received (TSNR) to assess service needs, utilization, and levels of unmet needs; and a tool assessing employment, housing, and past-month substance use. Results indicated that participants in both interventions reported significant reductions in substance use and mental health symptoms, although the CCISC-RT program was 287 Downloaded by [McMaster University] at 09:45 26 November 2014 288 M. S. Young et al.associated with slightly greater reductions in mental health symptoms. Both programs were also associated with significant improvements in residential stability, although participants in the ACT-SH program were more likely to own or rent their own residence 6 months following program enrollment. This study indicates that both the ACT and CCISC models of care can be successfully implemented to serve homeless individuals with behavioral health needs. Although the CCISC-RT program was based in a residential treatment facility and delivered a greater intensity of behavioral health services than the ACT-SH program, results indicate that either approach can successfully be used to assist homeless individuals in obtaining a variety of needed services, reducing their substance use and mental health symptoms, and attaining a stable residence.

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“…Additionally, internal consistency reliabilities for nonclinical, community samples for the different subscales ranged from .60 to .81 (Kellett et al, 2003), whereas they ranged from .52 to .86 for forensic populations (Kellett et al, 2003;Zinger, Wichmann, & Andrews, 2001). Item-total correlations for the scales ranged from .57 to .79, with a median correlation of .69, for clinical populations (Hayes, 1997) and ranged from .73 to .91 for forensic populations (Boulet & Boss, 1991 Cundick, 1975;Kellett et al, 2003;Piersma, Reaume, Boes, 1994) across nonclinical, clinical, and forensic samples. The BSI has been shown to be valid for studying change over time (Long, Harring, Brekke, Test, & Greenberg, 2007).…”

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One Year Longitudinal Study of the Psychological Effects of Administrative Segregation

O'Keefe¹,

Klebe²,

Stucker³

et al. 2011

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The researchers would also like to acknowledge the support of Mr. Aristedes Zavaras and the staff at the Department of Corrections. This project would never have been possible without the commitment and contributions of management, mental health, case management, offender services, and security staff.This document is a research report submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice. This report has not been published by the Department. Opinions or points of view expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.ii ABSTRACT One of the most widely debated topics in the field of corrections -the use of long-term administrative segregation (AS) -has suffered from a lack of empirical research. Critics have argued that the conditions of AS confinement exacerbate symptoms of mental illness and create mental illness where none previously existed. Empirical research has had little to offer this debate; the scant empirical research conducted to date suffers from research bias and serious methodological flaws. This study seeks to advance the literature in this regard.This study tested three hypotheses: (1) offenders in AS would develop an array of psychological symptoms consistent with the security housing unit (SHU) syndrome, (2) offenders with and without mental illness would deteriorate over time in AS, but at a rate more rapid and extreme for the mentally ill, and (3) inmates in AS would experience greater psychological deterioration over time than the comparison groups.Study participants included male inmates who were placed in AS and comparison inmates in the general population (GP). Placement into AS or GP conditions occurred as a function of routine prison operations. GP comparison participants included those at risk of AS placement due to their institutional behavior. Inmates in both of these study conditions (AS, GP) were divided into two groups -inmates with mental illness (MI) and with no mental illness (NMI). A third comparison group of inmates with severe mental health problems placed in San Carlos Correctional Facility, a psychiatric care prison facility, was also included. A total of 302 inmates were approached to participate in the study, and 55 refused to participate or later withdrew their consent. Participants were tested at 3-month intervals over a yearlong period.Standardized test data were collected through self-report, correctional staff and clinical staff measures. Tests with demonstrated reliability and validity were selected to assess the eight primary constructs of interest: (1) anxiety, (2) cognitive impairment, (3) depression-hopelessness, (4) hostility-anger control, (5) hypersensitivity, (6) psychosis, (7) somatization, and (8) withdrawal-alienation. Extensive analyses of psychometric properties revealed that inmates self-reported psychological and cognitive symptoms in remarkably reliable and valid ways.The results of this study were largely inconsistent with our hypotheses and the bulk of literature that indi...

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The Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) as an outcome measure for adult psychiatric inpatients

Cited by 68 publications

References 16 publications

Capturing the Ebb and Flow of Psychiatric Symptoms With Dynamical Systems Models

Capturing the Ebb and Flow of Psychiatric Symptoms With Dynamical Systems Models

Comparing Two Service Delivery Models for Homeless Individuals With Complex Behavioral Health Needs: Preliminary Data From Two SAMHSA Treatment for Homeless Studies

One Year Longitudinal Study of the Psychological Effects of Administrative Segregation

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