Psychometric properties of the Thai Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ) for adolescent depression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ) is a widely used screening tool for child and adolescence depression but has not been validated with young people in Thailand. This study aimed to assess the reliability and validity and to determine the optimal clinical cut-off of the Thai MFQ.

Methods

The Thai MFQ was evaluated in two parts. In part 1, The MFQ was translated and back translated into the Thai language and piloted on a small number of Thai adolescents. Then 1275 young people aged 12-18 years from three secondary schools in Thailand completed the MFQ and related measures of depression. In part 2, 138 students were invited to take part in a structured diagnostic interview (the Thai translation of the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia

SUBMITTER: Fuseekul N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8035723 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature