RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF SELF-REPORT DATA OF HOMELESS MENTALLY-ILLINDIVIDUALS

Self-report measures used with homeless mentally ill clients exhibited moderate to high internal consistency coefficients. There was modest agreement between clients and case managers regarding the utilization of most services. However, clients and case managers exhibited little agreement regarding the use of scheduled counseling, supportive counse ling, use of day programs, and substance abuse services. Clients and t rained interviews exhibited modest agreement regarding the presence of most psychiatric symptoms and the need for treatment, but there was l ittle agreement between interviews and clients regarding psychotic sym ptoms. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.