The Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) - Service correctionnel du Canada

Table of Contents
Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................... ii
Executive Summary .................................................................................................................. iii
Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................... iv
List of Tables .............................................................................................................................. v
List of Figures ............................................................................................................................ vi
List of Appendices ....................................................................................................................vii
Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1
Method ....................................................................................................................................... 4
Measures ................................................................................................................................. 4
Paulhus Deception Scale...................................................................................................... 4
The Depression, Hopelessness and Suicide Screening Form (DHS). .................................... 5
Scoring, interpretation and recommended cut-off scores. ..................................................... 6
The Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). ................................................................................... 6
Scoring, interpretation and recommended cut-offs. .............................................................. 8
Offender Background Information from OMS. ...................................................................... 10
Procedure .............................................................................................................................. 11
Participants ........................................................................................................................... 11
Results ...................................................................................................................................... 14
Additional Analyses .............................................................................................................. 29
BSI scores relative to time of assessment. .......................................................................... 29
Overlap of DHS Scores and GSI. ....................................................................................... 30
Correlations of BSI and DHS Depression Scale Scores with Markers of Mental
Disorder. ........................................................................................................................... 31
Analysis of offenders who refuse the CoMHISS and those producing invalid responses. ... 32
Co-occurrence of substance abuse problems and mental health concerns. .......................... 33
Discussion ................................................................................................................................. 36
References ................................................................................................................................ 39
Appendices ............................................................................................................................... 42
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