GLOSSARY: DOMAINS/CATEGORIES This document is intended to serve as a reference document for the domains/ categories used for the measures database. Domains/Categories Describes the primary (general) category under

which the measure falls, and the secondary category where applicable.

The first column is a list of domains/categories, while the second offers additional explanation useful for classifying or when searching for measures. In the database, domains are selected from a drop-down list. Up to two domains can be selected for measures that could be classified under multiple domains.

DOMAINS/CATEGORIES DESCRIPTION

Abuse, neglect

Includes measures related to the physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment of a child/adolescent, including neglect.

Access and barriers to care

Includes measures related to person-level, interpersonal or system-level barriers to care (e.g. demographic characteristics, financial resources, distrust, negative experiences, accessibility and availability of services).

For issues related to stigma, please see “Stigma”. Anxiety

Includes measures related to anxiety in general as well as more specific anxiety disorders, including:

- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Generalized Anxiety Disorder - Separation Anxiety Disorder - Social Anxiety Disorder - Panic Disorder - Phobias

Does not include the anxiety disorder Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

For information on measures related to PTSD, see “Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder”.

Attention Deficit Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD, ADHD)

Includes measures related to the behavioural problems of ADD and ADHD.

For other behavioural problems or behavioural problems in general, see “Behaviour and conduct”.

DOMAINS/CATEGORIES DESCRIPTION

Autism Spectrum Disorders, Pervasive Developmental Disorders (ASD, PDD)

Includes measures related to ASD and PDD, including:

- Autistic Disorder - Asperger’s Syndrome - Childhood Disintegrative Disorder - Rhett’s Disorder - PDD – Not Otherwise Specified (or PDD-

NOS) Behaviour and conduct Includes measures of general or specific

behavioural problems. Examples of specific behavioural problems include:

- Conduct Disorder - Oppositional Defiant Disorder

See “Attention Deficit Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder” for measures related specifically to ADD or ADHD.

Bullying, harassment

Includes physical, verbal, social and electronic bullying, racial discrimination and sexual harassment.

Bullying refers to intentional harm repeated over time in a situation where there is an imbalance of power.

For violent or aggressive behaviour in general, see “Violence, aggression, delinquency, and risk assessment”.

Client satisfaction Includes client perception of services.

Cognitive and language assessment

Includes measures of intelligence and academic performance, cognitive skills, language skills and assessment for learning disabilities.

For problem-solving, see “Problem-solving, decision-making”.

Coping

Includes general and situation-specific coping measures that look at coping skills and coping style.

Cultural competence

Includes measures related to an agency’s ability to work effectively cross-culturally and deliver services in a manner that keeps in mind cultural differences.

DOMAINS/CATEGORIES DESCRIPTION

Depression, mood Includes depression and mood disorders/mood states, as well as issues related to affective disorders (not including those related to anxiety, panic or PTSD).

Examples include: - Bipolar Disorder (former names include

manic depression or manic-depressive disorder)

- Seasonal Affective Disorder Development and functioning

Includes measures that assess skills or emerging skills related to concepts such as memory, motor skills, communication, etc.

Also includes measures designed to assess development and functioning in the profoundly disabled.

For measures related to Autism Spectrum Disorders or Pervasive Developmental Disorders, see the corresponding domain.

Eating disorders

Includes measures related to eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder.

Also includes measures that look at attitudes toward food and weight in general.

Employment-related

Includes measures used to assess employment-related skills and interests in youth.

Also includes measures assessing attitudes towards employment.

General mental health assessment

Includes measures not related to a specific diagnosis (or related to two or more domains) that can be used for multiple purposes, including triage/screening, needs assessment/treatment planning and outcome measurement.

Group or community functioning

Includes assessments of group or community collaborations/partnerships/relationships and group or community engagement.

Hope, hopelessness

Includes measures related to hope and hopelessness.

Measures for related concepts such as optimism may be included here.

Other Includes measures not related to any of the domains/categories specified.

These can include measures designed to address issues related to child and youth mental health but which do not measure child and youth mental health outcomes directly.

DOMAINS/CATEGORIES DESCRIPTION

Parenting, family assessment

Includes measures relating to various aspects of parenting, including parent-child relationship, parenting efficacy and parenting style.

Personality disorders

Includes measures related to: - Antisocial personality disorder - Avoidant personality disorder - Borderline personality disorder - Dependent personality disorder - Histrionic personality disorder - Narcissistic personality disorder - Paranoid personality disorder - Schizoid personality disorder - Schizotypal personality disorder

For obsessive-compulsive disorder, see “Anxiety”. Problem-solving, decision-making

Includes measures of problem-solving and decision-making abilities and styles.

Program evaluation

Includes measures related to all stages of program evaluation which do not fit under other domains, or that were designed specifically for program evaluation.

Note that measures under any domain/in any category could potentially be used as a part of program evaluation activities.

Quality of life, wellbeing

Includes measures related to both the longer-term and immediate state of satisfaction of needs and demands (material, biological, psychological, social, etc.), which are ultimately linked to life satisfaction.

Schizophrenia, dissociative disorders

Includes measures related to schizophrenia and dissociative disorders including dissociative identity disorder (also/previously known as multiple personality disorder).

School-based mental health

Includes measures of: - Attitudes toward school (including toward

teachers, etc.) - Student motivation/commitment to school - Teacher stress - School climate/milieu

Does not include measures of teacher perceptions of behaviour or development, academic performance/intelligence, or bullying/harassment.

See those domains for related measures. For measures related to the evaluation of school-

based mental health programs, see “Program evaluation”.

DOMAINS/CATEGORIES DESCRIPTION

Self-perception

Includes measures of: - Self-concept - Self-confidence - Self-criticism - Self-efficacy - Self-esteem - Self-worth

For parent self-perception, see “Parenting, family assessment”.

This domain does not include self-report measures (measures where the client reports on their own behaviours, achievements, etc.) which are not related to the concept of self-perception. Such measures are classified according to the concept being reported on.

Sexual behaviour, development, attitudes

Includes measures of: - Homophobia - Sexual attitudes - Sexual behaviour, including risk-taking - Sexual/gender identity

For sexual harassment, see “Bullying, harassment”. Social and emotional skills, social support, relationships

Includes measures that focus on social or emotional skills (including emotion regulation), interpersonal relationships (e.g. peer group relationships, personal/interpersonal functioning/relations) and communication.

For parent-child relationships, see “Parenting, family assessment”.

For therapist-client relationships, see “Therapeutic alliance”.

Stigma

Includes stigma, prejudice or discrimination experienced in relation to mental illness/mental health.

This category includes measures of stigma, prejudice or discrimination experienced as a result of race/culture, sex, etc. in relation to mental illness or mental health issues.

It does not include measures of stigma, prejudice and discrimination based on race/culture, sex, etc. that are not linked to a mental illness/mental health issue.

For homophobia or related concepts, see “Sexual behaviour, development, attitudes”.

For sexual harassment or racial discrimination, see “Bullying, harassment”.

DOMAINS/CATEGORIES DESCRIPTION

Substance use, addictions

Includes issues of substance use/abuse and dependence/addictions.

Includes alcohol and drug-related measures.

Suicide, self-harm

Includes measures related to suicide, including suicidality or suicidal ideation, and self-harming activities.

Therapeutic alliance

Refers to the relationship between therapist and client.

This domain may also include measures related to client engagement (with treatment) in a more general sense (not limited to the relationship with the therapist).

Tic disorders, Tourette’s disorder

Includes measures related to Tic disorders, including Tourette’s disorder.

Trauma, stress, grief

Includes measures of various types of trauma, including grief, stress and the trauma-related disorder Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Violence, aggression, delinquency, and risk assessment

Includes measures related to risk behaviours such as firesetting, gang activity, etc., violence, aggression and risk assessment.

Measures related to juvenile delinquency or involvement with the justice system are included here (including measures that look at recidivism).

Measures designed specifically for use with delinquent/criminal populations that could fall under other domains are included here, with a secondary domain identified.

For sexual risk-taking, see “Sexual behaviour, development, attitudes”.

For bullying and related concepts, see “Bullying, harassment”.

Youth engagement

The Centre of Excellence for Youth Engagement defines Youth Engagement as the “meaningful participation and sustained involvement of a young person, in an activity with focus outside of him or herself”.

Measures related to this concept are classified under this domain.