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- Title
Cultural validation of the structured clinical interview for diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders in Indigenous Australians.
- Authors
Toombs, Maree; Nasir, Bushra; Kisely, Steve; Ranmuthugala, Geetha; Gill, Neeraj S; Beccaria, Gavin; Hayman, Noel; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas N; Nicholson, Geoffrey C
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>This study determined the cultural appropriateness of the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I) as an acceptable tool for diagnosing mental illness among Indigenous people.<bold>Methods: </bold>De-identified qualitative feedback from participants and psychologists regarding the cultural appropriateness of the SCID-I for Indigenous people using open-ended anonymous questionnaires was gathered. Aboriginal Medial Service staff and Indigenous Support Workers participated in a focus group.<bold>Results: </bold>A total of 95.6% of participants felt comfortable during the 498 questionnaires completed. Psychologists also provided qualitative feedback for 502 (92.3%) interviews, of whom 40.4% established a good rapport with participants. Of the participants, 77.7% understood the SCID-I questions well, while 72.5% did not require any cultural allowances to reach a clinical diagnosis.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>When administered by a culturally safe trained psychologist, SCID-I is well tolerated in this group.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; INDIGENOUS Australians; MENTAL illness; INTERVIEWING; INDIGENOUS peoples; PSYCHOLOGISTS; PSYCHIATRIC diagnosis; RESEARCH; RESEARCH evaluation; RESEARCH methodology; MENTAL status examination; EVALUATION research; MEDICAL cooperation; COMPARATIVE studies; CULTURAL competence; CLASSIFICATION of mental disorders; MEDICAL care of indigenous peoples
- Publication
Australasian Psychiatry, 2019, Vol 27, Issue 4, p362
- ISSN
1039-8562
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/1039856219852289