SynthesisBMC psychiatry2015
A systematic review of mental health outcome measures for young people aged 12 to 25 years.
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49 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Assertive community treatment for adults with complex mental illness and emergency department use: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Identifying studies examining the validity of instruments for use as outcome measures in child and adolescent forensic mental health services: a systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of home treatment in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders-systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Patient-reported outcome measures used to improve youth mental health services: a systematic review.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2023Pooled it
- Systematic Review of Self-Report Measures of General Mental Health and Wellbeing in Adolescent Mental Health.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2019Pooled it
- The Use and Outcomes of Compassion-Focused Group Interventions With Children and Adolescent Clinical Populations: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis.Clinical psychology & psychotherapyPooled it
- Web-Based Self-Compassion Training to Improve the Well-Being of Youth With Chronic Medical Conditions: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- Effects of a Novel, Transdiagnostic Ecological Momentary Intervention for Prevention, and Early Intervention of Severe Mental Disorder in Youth (EMIcompass): Findings From an Exploratory Randomized Controlled Trial.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2023Trial
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- Psychological, social and pharmacological prevention and interventions for young people with emerging, subthreshold or diagnosed personality disorders: A systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Review
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- The Impact of Substance Abuse Problems and Serious Mental Illness/Serious Emotional Distress on Post-Discharge Residential Status Among Clients With Behavioral and Cognitive Disorders: Evidence From SAMHSA MH-CLD Data.Public health challenges · 2026Article
- Commentary: What young people want from psychotherapy.Psychology and psychotherapy · 2025Article
- Analysis of the Factorial Structure and Reliability of the Social Determinants of Mental Health Questionnaire for Young Adults (SDMH).European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- Exploring similarities and differences in how researchers and young people understand key terms in youth mental-health research.Humanities & social sciences communications · 2025Article
- A scoping review of digital interventions for the promotion of mental health and prevention of mental health conditions for young people.Oxford open digital health · 2025Review
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- A Scoping Review of Mental Health and Wellbeing Outcome Measures for Children and Young People: Implications for Children in Out-of-home Care.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2024Article
- Evaluating changes in functioning and psychological distress in visitors of the @ease youth mental health walk-in centres.BJPsych open · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundMental health outcome measures are used to monitor the quality and effectiveness of mental health services. There is also a growing expectation for implementation of routine measurement and measures being used by clinicians as a feedback monitoring system to improve client outcomes. The recent focus in Australia and elsewhere targeting mental health services to young people aged 12-25 years has meant that outcome measures relevant to this age range are now needed. This is a shift from the traditional divide of child and adolescent services versus adult services with a transitioning age at 18 years. This systematic review is the first to examine mental health outcome measures that are appropriate for the 12 to 25 year age range.
methodsMEDLINE and PsychINFO databases were systematically searched to identify studies using mental health outcome measures with young people aged 12 to 25 years. The search strategy complied with the relevant sections of the PRISMA statement.
resultsA total of 184 published articles were identified, covering 29 different outcome measures. The measures were organised into domains that consisted of eight measures of cognition and emotion, nine functioning measures, six quality of life measures, and six multidimensional mental health measures. No measures were designed specifically for young people aged 12 to 25 years and only two had been used by clinicians as a feedback monitoring system. Five measures had been used across the whole 12 to 25 year age range, in a range of mental health settings and were deemed most appropriate for this age group.
conclusionsWith changes to mental health service systems that increasingly focus on early intervention in adolescence and young adulthood, there is a need for outcome measures designed specifically for those aged 12 to 25 years. In particular, multidimensional measures that are clinically meaningful need to be developed to ensure quality and effectiveness in youth mental health. Additionally, outcome measures can be clinically useful when designed to be used within routine feedback monitoring systems.
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