The factor structure of the Brief Symptom Inventory: intellectual disability evidence

Kellett, Stephen; Beail, Nigel; Newman, David W.; Hawes, Annika

doi:10.1002/cpp.410

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“…The authors conclude that the BSI could be utilized as an outcome measure to assess the effectiveness of clinical interventions in persons with intellectual disabilities. In 2004, the same authors [21] performed a factor analysis of the BSI with a sample of 355 individuals with mild cognitive delays and found that 8 clear and interpretable factors emerged. They concluded that people with DD respond to a large proportion of items on the BSI in a manner similar to the non-DD population.…”

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Mood Disorders in Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Antonacci

Attiah

2008

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While the idea that individuals with developmental disabilities (DD) can suffer from mental illness has been largely accepted since the late 1980's, this is still an underserved and poorly studied population. In particular, mood disorders have traditionally been misdiagnosed, under-recognized and poorly treated. Through the years, reported rates of mood disorders in adults with DD have varied widely. Recent epidemiological studies have focused on community samples and find rates of mood disorders from 3 to 8.1%. Mood disorders are found to be more prevalent than psychotic disorders or anxiety disorders. The empirical literature on assessment of mood symptoms in adults with DD is limited, particularly in individuals with severe and profound DD. Several tools have been developed to assist in identification and diagnosis. However, the work on their psychometric properties and validity studies is still quite limited. The treatment literature is sparse and focused primarily on pharmacotherapy. This review considers the epidemiology and diagnosis of mood disorders in individuals with DD. Recent developments in assessment are reviewed. The literature regarding pharmacological treatment with antidepressants, mood stabilizers, electroconvulsive therapy and antipsychotics is summarized and the current state of psychological treatments for mood disorders in persons with DD is presented. Implications for clinical care and future research are considered.

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Mood Disorders in Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Antonacci

Attiah

2008

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“…However, studies have shown inconsistent dimensional structures for the BSI with a varying number of dimensions (Hayes, 1997; Johnson et al, 1996; Kellett et al, 2004; Ruiperez et al, 2001). For example, Piersma and colleagues’ study (1994) with a sample size of 217 suggested that the BSI provides only a unidimensional measure of general psychological distress.…”

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Factorial structure of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)-18 among Chinese drug users

Wang

Kelly

Liu

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Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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BACKGROUND Although the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18) has been widely used for mental health screenings in both clinical and non-clinical populations, the validation of its application to Chinese populations has been very limited. The objective of this research is to assess the factorial structure of the BSI-18 within a Chinese drug using population. METHODS AND RESULTS A total sample of 303 drug users recruited via Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS) from Changsha, China was used for the study. Our results show: 1) The BSI-18 item scores are highly skewed; 2) With dichotomous items measures (1-problem at least moderately caused respondent discomfort during the past week; 0-otherwise), our findings support the designed 3-factor solution of the BSI-18 (somatization, depression, and anxiety); 3) The BSI-18 has a hierarchical factorial structure with 3 first-order factors and an underlying second-order factor (general psychological distress); 4) Tentative support should also be given to a single dimension of general psychological distress in Chinese drug using populations. Our study recommends a useful alternative approach for evaluating the factorial structure of the BSI-18 – i.e. CFA with dichotomous item measures. Both the total BSI-18 score and the three subscales (SOM, DEP, and ANX) can be used in applications of the BSI-18. CONCLUSION Overall, our findings suggest the BSI-18 is useful with Chinese drug users, and shows potential for use with non-Western and substance using populations more generally.

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“…Kellet, Beail, Newman, and Hawes (2004) conducted a factor analytic study of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). The BSI screens for symptoms related to somatization, interpersonal sensitivity, anxiety, depression, phobia, paranoid ideation, hostility, psychoticism and obsessive-compulsive disorders.…”

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Adaptations and Developments in Treatment Programmes for Offenders with Developmental Disabilities

Lindsay

2009

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

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This article reviews the development and evaluation of treatment programmes for offenders with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID). Prevalence studies have shown that a significant percentage of individuals in the criminal justice system have ID and that around 50% of those individuals, if untreated, will go on to re-offend. Over the past 15-20 years, adaptations have been made to assessments that are relevant to offending issues. These include assessments for anger and aggression, a range of psychiatric symptoms, sexual offending and criminal thinking. Generally, the results have been positive, with assessments showing good reliability, internal consistency and the integrity of the factor structures. Adaptations to treatment methods include simplification of communication and the methods of cognitive therapy, alterations in the use of recording and assessment techniques and promoting motivation in participants. A review of a range of treatment interventions showed that successful case studies have been reported in the fields of anger and violence, inappropriate sexual behaviour, fireraising and social problem-solving/criminal thinking. Controlled trials have produced robust results in showing the effectiveness of programmes for anger and violence. Controlled comparisons also suggest the effectiveness of sex offender treatment programmes, although the integrity of these studies is not as good as that of the work on anger and violence. In other areas there is a dearth of experimental controlled validation of the effectiveness of programmes. With regard to long-term follow-up, sex offender programmes and anger management programmes have been shown to produce significant reductions in offending up to 12 years after referral.

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The factor structure of the Brief Symptom Inventory: intellectual disability evidence

Cited by 48 publications

References 19 publications

Diagnosis and Treatment of Mood Disorders in Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Diagnosis and Treatment of Mood Disorders in Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Factorial structure of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)-18 among Chinese drug users

Adaptations and Developments in Treatment Programmes for Offenders with Developmental Disabilities

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