Research view

Title: The development of a culturally sensitive symptom checklist for depression in Dubai.
Author: Sulaiman, Sultana O. Y.; Bhugra, Dinesh; De Silva, Padmal
Abstract:
Culturally appropriate terms are more likely to enable clinicians to identify psychiatric conditions and psychological distress. Although Arabic translations of depression inventories exist, their sensitivity in Arabic-speaking communities may be limited.
Journal: Transcultural Psychiatry. 38(2), Jun 2001, 219-229.