Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID): Persian Translation and Cultural Adaptation
Sharifi Vandad, A. Mohammad, M. Reza, Amini Homayoun, H. Kaviani, Yousef Semnani, A. Shabani, Z. Shahrivar, R. D. Ashtiani, M. H. Shoushtari, Sedigh Arshia, J. Mohsen
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The SCID was translated into Persian using an elaborate procedure to achieve a satisfactory cross-cultural equivalent and understandability and acceptability of the translated items were assessed in 299 patients in three psychiatric hospitals in Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
The SCID was translated into Persian using an elaborate procedure to achieve a satisfactory cross-cultural equivalent. This included forward translation by bilingual (English/Persian) translators, discussion and revision of the translation in an expert panel of bilingual mental health professionals, pilot assessment on a small sample of Persian–speaking patients, back-translation into English and comparison with the original SCID. In addition, understandability and acceptability of the translated items were assessed in 299 patients in three psychiatric hospitals in Tehran, Iran.
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VANDAD, Sharifi, et al. Structured clinical interview for DSM-IV (SCID): Persian translation and cultural adaptation. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry, 2007, 2: 46–48.