Rating Scales for Behavioral Health Screening System Within Pediatric Primary Care

Jessica K Jeffrey; Angela L Venegas-Murillo; Rajeev Krishna; Nastassia J Hajal

doi:10.1016/j.chc.2021.06.003

Rating Scales for Behavioral Health Screening System Within Pediatric Primary Care

Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2021 Oct;30(4):777-795. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2021.06.003. Epub 2021 Aug 6.

Authors

Jessica K Jeffrey¹, Angela L Venegas-Murillo², Rajeev Krishna³, Nastassia J Hajal⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, Division of Population Behavioral Health, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA, 760 Westwood Plaza, A7-372A, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science, 1748 East 118th Street, Room N147, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA; Department of General Internal Medicine and Health Service Research, UCLA Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
³ Behavioral Health, Department of Psychiatry, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 444 Butterfly Garden's Drive, Columbus, OH 43215, USA.
⁴ Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, Division of Population Behavioral Health, UCLA-Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, 760 Westwood Plaza, A8-153, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.

PMID: 34538448
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2021.06.003

Abstract

Barriers to conducting standardized behavioral health screening within pediatric primary care settings include engaging youth and families, limited time available for this activity, and difficulties related to obtaining behavioral health consultation and treatment from specialists. Child and adolescent psychiatrists may assist pediatric primary care practices with engaging youth and families around screening by assisting with identifying rating scales that have good psychometric characteristics across multiple languages and are validated in diverse samples and available within the public domain. Additionally, they may partner with pediatric primary care professionals to assist with optimizing screening workflows and linkage to specialized services.

Keywords: Barriers to screening; Behavioral health; Mental health; Pediatric; Rating scales validated in diverse samples; Ratings scales; Screening.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Humans
Mass Screening
Primary Health Care*
Psychiatry*
Referral and Consultation