Finding an Effective Screener for Psychopathy in Youths

寻找青少年精神病的有效筛查者

• 批准号: 6792355
• 负责人: Kristen Green
• 金额: $ 3.92万
• 依托单位: CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-02-20 至 2005-02-19
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6792355
• 关键词: adolescence (12-20); aggression; antisocial personality; behavioral /social science research tag; bipolar depression; clinical research; conduct disorder; data collection; human subject; interview; mental health epidemiology; predoctoral investigator; psychopathology; social behavior disorders; violence

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Within one year of release, psychopaths are 3 times more likely to reoffend and 4 times more likely to violently reoffend than are other offenders. Psychopathy is a robust predictor of violence and recidivism. The PCL-YV is the gold standard for assessing psychopathy in youth, but is impractical for use as a screener. This study will investigate the efficacy of three potential youth psychopathic traits screeners: the APSD staff report, the APSD Youth (APSD-Y) and the YPI. Little data exist regarding the effectiveness of any measure as a screener. Participants will be 100 adjudicated youths, who will complete the PCL: YV, APSD, APSD-Y, and YPI. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analyses will assess the sensitivity and specificity of each instrument in predicting PCL: YV psychopathy. Logistic regression will assess the ability of the instruments to differentiate high-psychopathic from non-psychopathic youth and will assess incremental predictive validity. Optimal cut scores will be determined. This study will add to the limited body of research in adolescent psychopathy and will benefit the criminal justice system by providing a means for cost-effective and rapid identification of psychopathic youth, facilitating early intervention with those most in need and at risk for future criminal behavior.

描述（由申请人提供）：在发布后的一年内，精神病患者重新犯罪的可能性是3倍，而猛烈攻击的可能性是其他罪犯的4倍。精神病是暴力和累犯的强大预测指标。 PCL-YV是评估青年精神病的黄金标准，但不切实际地用作筛选器。这项研究将调查三个潜在的青年精神病性特征筛查者的功效：APSD员工报告，APSD青年（APSD-Y）和YPI。关于任何措施作为筛选者的有效性的数据很少。参与者将是100名审判年轻人，他们将完成PCL：YV，APSD，APSD-Y和YPI。接收器操作特征（ROC）分析将评估每种仪器在预测PCL：YV精神病中的敏感性和特异性。逻辑回归将评估工具将高精神病与非精神病青年区分开的能力，并将评估渐进的预测有效性。将确定最佳切割分数。这项研究将增加青少年精神病研究的有限研究，并通过提供一种具有成本效益和快速识别精神病青年的手段来使刑事司法系统受益，从而促进了与最需要的人的早期干预，并面临未来犯罪行为的风险。