Validation of the parent version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) to screen mental health problems among school-age children in Mongolia.

Ai AokiTogoobaatar GanchimegNyam NaranbaatarZuunnast KhishigsurenLkagvasuren GundegmaaShagdar Bat-ErdeneBolorchimeg MunkhbaatarRintaro MoriAkihito KikuchiHideaki SoyaKiyoto KasaiKenji Takehara

Published in: BMC psychiatry (2021)

The parental version of the SDQ had moderate discriminating ability among Mongolian school-age children. For the screening of mental health problems among community children, cut-off score of 16/17 is recommended.

Keyphrases

mental health
young adults
psychometric properties
mental illness