The Psychological Screening Inventory-2 identifies people who might benefit from more extensive examination and professional attention.  The PSI-2 assesses:

• Major Psychiatric Disorder
• General Psychological Distress
• Depression
• Significant Antisocial Characteristics

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The Psychological Screening Inventory-2 (PSI-2) meets the need for a brief mental health screening device in situations where time and professional labor may be a premium. The PSI-2 identifies people who might benefit from more extensive examination and professional attention. Composed of 139 items, the PSI-2 can usually be completed in 15 minutes and is suitable for individual administration online.

It is considered appropriate for use wherever professional personnel with a broad mental health responsibility are called upon to make fairly specific decisions or answer fairly specific questions on a routine basis, and where deliberate response distortion is not a significant concern. Such situations are commonly found in community clinics and referral agencies, college counseling offices, hospitals and other medical facilities, courts and reformatories, and other mental health screening settings.

Best For:

• Counselors interested in a brief mental health screening tool
• Psychological screening for both adult and adolescent populations
• Referrals for counseling or mental health agencies
• Online administration with concise report including category classification for psychological functioning

SUPERIOR DEVELOPMENT

 In developing the PSI-2, the author followed a number of general guidelines including:

• Avoiding objectionable item content
• Selecting short, concise items
• Ensuring content validity
• Minimizing the influence of socially desirable responding
• Balancing positive and negative keyed items
• Constructing non-overlapping scales to facilitate statistical analysis
• Choosing nontechnical scale names that emphasize practical utility and permit simple cut scores

 

The Psychological Screening Inventory-2 is RELIABLE AND VALID 

The PSI-2 is a reliable and valid clinical screening tool. Validation studies with observer ratings and correlations between the PSI-2 and several well-known assessments, including the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), are presented in the manual.

 

THE PSI-2 MEASURES

4 BASIC SCREENING SCALES

• Major Psychiatric Disorder
• General Psychological Distress
• Depression
• Significant Antisocial Characteristics

21 BRIEF CONTENT SCALES

• Close Relationship Difficulties
• Low Self-Esteem
• Depressive Feelings
• Thought Disorder
•  Paranoid
•  Isolated/Alone/Alienated
•  Odd/Unusual Experiences
•  Stimulus-Seeking/Risk-Taking
•  Dysfunctional Childhood Home
•  Careless/Irresponsible/Impulsive
•  Undercontrol
•  Aggression/Anger
•  Childhood Conduct Disorder
•  Antisocial Characteristics
•  Fatigue/Low Energy
•  Health Problems
• Anxious Feelings
•  Memory/Concentration Problems
•  Somatic Anxiety Symptoms
•  Likes to Perform
•  Verbal, Socially Outgoing

6 MISREPRESENTATION SCALES

• Symptom Overendorsement
•  Erroneous Psychiatric Stereotype
•  Endorsement of Excessive Virtue
•  Endorsement of Superior Adjustment
•  Random Responding
•  Health Problem Overstatement

 

Psychological Screening Inventory-2 Qualification Level: B • A degree from an accredited 4-year college or university in psychology or counselling related field, plus completion of coursework in test interpretation, psychometrics and measurement theory, educational statistics, or a closely related area; • OR license or certification from an agency/ organization that requires appropriate training and experience in the ethical and competent use of psychological tests.