Yield and Efficiency of Mental Health Screening: A Comparison of Screening Protocols at Intake to Prison.

BACKGROUND:The value of screening for mental illness has increasingly been questioned in low prevalence settings due to high false positive rates. However, since false positive rates are related to prevalence, screening may be more effective in higher prevalence settings, including correctional inst...

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Main Authors: Michael S Martin, Beth K Potter, Anne G Crocker, George A Wells, Ian Colman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4864401?pdf=render