The Need for Functional Assessments in School-Based Mental Health Intervention Research

JAMA Psychiatry. 2023 Feb 1;80(2):103-104. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.4316.

Authors

Jack L Andrews¹, Susanne Schweizer^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
² Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

PMID: 36542370
DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.4316

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Plain language summary

This Viewpoint discusses the need to study functional impairment in addition to symptoms in school-based mental health intervention research.

MeSH terms

Humans
Mental Health Services*
Mental Health*
School Health Services
Schools