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Cultural adaptation of mental health measures: improving the quality of clinical practice and research

The need for accurate information about the mental health problems of multicultural communities requires valid measures of mental health for use in a number of languages and cultural contexts. Measures of psychopathological symptoms leading to a diagnosis have been especially criticised for their universal application, without attention to their limitations across cultures. Yet, measures are crucial to assess recovery and the performance of services, and to take account of carer and user views. The authors summarise the main challenges in the cultural adaptation of such measures in our work with adults and adolescents of South Asian, African and Caribbean origin.

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Additional Titles
British Journal of Psychiatry

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Type of Reference
Jour
ISBN/ISSN
1472-1465;0007-1250
Resource Database
Social care online
Publication Year
2003
Issue Number
9
Volume Number
18
Start Page
184-186