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Assessing adolescent mental health in war-affected societies: the significance of symptoms
- Authors:
- JONES Lynne, KAFETSIOS Konstantinos
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 26(10), October 2002, pp.1059-1080.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
The aim of this article was to compare the use of self-report symptom checklists with qualitative methods for assessing adolescent psychological well-being in a war-affected society. A school-based sample of three hundred and thirty seven 13- to 15-year-olds from two communities on opposite sides of the Bosnian conflict, completed two checklists. It was found that self-report checklists may be useful as a public health measure to assess the prevalence of psychological distress in war affected areas, but they are not an adequate means of clinical screening. Checklists used in combination with other qualitative approaches make it possible to identify those in need and avoid unnecessary pathologising.