Mental health screening in adolescents with CFS/ME.

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Title: Mental health screening in adolescents with CFS/ME.
Authors: Loades, Maria E., Stallard, Paul, Kessler, David, Crawley, Esther
Source: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Jun2022, Vol. 31 Issue 6, p1003-1005. 3p. 1 Chart, 1 Graph.
Subjects: Diagnosis of mental depression, Reference values, Cross-sectional method, Medical screening, Psychological tests, Questionnaires, Child psychopathology, Descriptive statistics, Anxiety disorders, Receiver operating characteristic curves, Sensitivity & specificity (Statistics), Chronic fatigue syndrome, Comorbidity, Longitudinal method, Evaluation, Children, Adolescence
Abstract: In the article, the authors present their study to determine the threshold score for mental health issues in adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) on the screening questionnaires Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale-total (RCADS-total) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-total (HADS-total). The questionnaires were used to identify patients with co-morbid mental health issues for further evaluation.
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
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Abstract:In the article, the authors present their study to determine the threshold score for mental health issues in adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) on the screening questionnaires Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale-total (RCADS-total) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-total (HADS-total). The questionnaires were used to identify patients with co-morbid mental health issues for further evaluation.
ISSN:10188827
DOI:10.1007/s00787-021-01734-5