BACKGROUND Most mental health research tools are developed in Western, urban contexts. Few studies have evaluated the applicability of these research tools in rural populations of non-Western countries. We examined the cultural acceptance and psychometric performance of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) in China's rural villages. METHOD Ethnographic investigations were conducted ...

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CONTEXT Estimates of DSM-IV disorder prevalence are high; stringent criteria to define need for services are desired. OBJECTIVE To present US national data on the prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of 12-month serious emotional disturbance (SED), defined by the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication Adolescent Sup...

Method Ageneralpopulation sample of 7076 individualswas interviewedwith the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) in1996 (baseline),1997 (T1) and1999 (T2).At T2, clinicians also scored the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) item‘unusual thoughtcontent’. Analyses comparedhallucinatory experienceswith andwithout subjective distress at baseline for riskof delusion formation at fol...

Method Ageneralpopulation sample of 7076 individualswas interviewedwith the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) in1996 (baseline),1997 (T1) and1999 (T2).At T2, clinicians also scored the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) item‘unusual thoughtcontent’. Analyses comparedhallucinatory experienceswith andwithout subjective distress at baseline for riskof delusion formation at fol...

Assessment: People with major depression were identified using the short form of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Diagnosis of depression required five or more depressive symptoms in the same two week period during the year preceding the interview. The short form of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale was used to assess the severity of depressive symptoms oc...

International nosological research was conducted to determine cross-system agreement on alcohol and drug dependence and harmful use (abuse). ICD-10, DSM-IV and DSM-III-R diagnoses were compared in 1,811 subjects from a variety of treatment and other types of settings from 12 sites around the world. Three diagnostic instruments were used: the Alcohol Use Disorders and Associated Disabilities Int...