This study examined the clinical utility of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-Second Version (MAYSI-2) among African American (AA) incarcerated youth and used White incarcerated youth as a comparison group. Data were analyzed for 314 incarcerated youth (193 AA offenders and 121 White offenders) of ages 13–17 years that were adjudicated delinquent from a Southeastern United States medium security residential facility. Seven logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) models were built to determine whether the MAYSI-2 subscales accurately identify committed AA male incarcerated youth who have mental illnesses on file. Analyses also examined how well the MAYSI-2 subscales identify specific mental illnesses among AA-committed male incarcerated youth. Results demonstrated that no MAYSI-2 subscales accurately identified and categorized AA-committed male incarcerated youth that have mental disorders, and only two subscales (Alcohol/Drug Use, Depressed/Anxious) identified and categorized White committed male incarcerated youth that have mental disorder. Additional results and implications for research and practice are provided.

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评估 MAYSI-2 在非裔美国男性少年犯中的临床效用

本研究考察了马萨诸塞州青少年筛查工具第二版 (MAYSI-2) 在非裔美国人 (AA) 被监禁青少年中的临床效用，并使用白人被监禁青少年作为对照组。对 314 名 13 至 17 岁的被监禁青少年（193 名 AA 罪犯和 121 名白人罪犯）的数据进行了分析，这些青少年被判定为美国东南部中等安全性住宅设施的罪犯。建立了七个逻辑回归和受试者工作特征曲线 (ROC) 模型，以确定 MAYSI-2 子量表是否准确识别有精神疾病档案的 AA 男性监禁青年。分析还检验了 MAYSI-2 分量表在 AA 犯下的男性被监禁青少年中识别特定精神疾病的效果。结果表明，没有 MAYSI-2 分量表能够准确识别和分类患有精神障碍的 AA 男性监禁青少年，只有两个分量表（酒精/毒品使用、抑郁/焦虑）识别和分类患有精神障碍的白人男性监禁青少年。提供了额外的结果以及对研究和实践的影响。