Research article
Validation of cross-cultural child mental health and psychosocial research instruments: adapting the Depression Self-Rating Scale and Child PTSD Symptom Scale in Nepal
1 Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) Nepal, Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal
2 HealthNetTPO, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
3 Global Health Initiative, Yale University, New Haven, USA
4 Central Department of Psychology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal
5 Dept of Anthropology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Psychiatry 2011, 11:127 doi:10.1186/1471-244X-11-127
Published: 4 August 2011Additional files
Additional file 1:
Nepali versions of the DSRS and CPSS. The final Nepali language translations of the Depression Self Rating Scale (DSRS) and Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS).
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English back-translations of Nepali DSRS and CPSS. The final English back-translations of the Depression Self Rating Scale (DSRS) and Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS) are compared with the original English items on the DSRS and CPSS. Comments are provided explaining changes in wording, use of probes, and structuring of items.
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