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Initial development of a new culture-specific screen for emotional distress in older Caribbean people
Author(s)Melanie Abas, Courtney Phillips, Marcus Richards, Janet Carter
Journal titleInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 11, no 12, December 1996
Pagespp 1097-1103
KeywordsBlack Caribbean ; Emotions ; Depression ; Stress ; Screening.
AnnotationPrevious research and the authors' observations suggested that older Caribbean people might use terms for emotional distress that differed from those found in standard screening instruments. Using a combination of qualitative approaches derived from the 'new cross-cultural psychiatry', the authors have developed a new 13-item culture-specific screen containing items which both overlap and differ from those found in, for example, the Geriatric Depression Scale. Further research is in progress to test the validity of this screen in a large community sample.
Accession NumberCPA-970421029 A
ClassmarkTKG: DL: ENR: QNH: 3V

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