@article{ref1,
title="Assessment of self-reported emotional and behavioral difficulties among pre-university college students in Bangalore, India",
journal="Indian journal of community medicine",
year="2016",
author="Bhola, Poornima and Sathyanarayanan, Vidya and Rekha, Dorothy P. and Daniel, Sheila and Thomas, Tinku",
volume="41",
number="2",
pages="146-150",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The understanding of youth mental health needs and development of service delivery models is a national public health challenge. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: The rates and predictors of emotional and behavioral problems among 1087 youth were assessed in a pre-university college in Bangalore, India. Variations in rates of disturbance, identified by using different cut-off points, were also examined. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire was used as a self-report screening tool. <br><br>RESULTS: Results indicated that 10.1% of adolescents had total difficulty levels in the abnormal range, with 9% at risk for emotional symptoms, 13% for conduct problems, 12.6% for hyperactivity/inattention and 9.4% for peer problems. Select gender differences were present. Cut-off scores derived from the sample yielded lower estimates of disturbance than the published cut-offs. Regression analysis identified predictors of total difficulty levels. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Implications for assessment of youth mental health and planning targeted services in educational institutions are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0970-0218",
doi="10.4103/0970-0218.177536",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0218.177536"
}