How Do Youth Interpret Self‐Report Questions Screening for Psychosis? Insights From Cognitive Interviewing
Our results identify sources of misunderstanding that may lead youth to falsely endorse self-reported psychosis screening items. Unless or until items are known to be well-understood, it is imperative that positive screens receive clinical follow-up to explore the responses in light of each person's medical, developmental and social context. Future research is needed to improve item wording for readability and clarity and to test strategies for minimising risk of false positive screening results.
Authors
- Alex E. Keller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0438-5529)
- Cailin Ryrie
- Kelsey A. Johnson
- Kristen A. Woodberry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8282-1803)
- Lydia A. Shrier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9648-9319)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Tufts University (US)
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- MaineHealth (US)
- Maine Medical Center Research Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Early Intervention in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.70101
- Primary Topic
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00