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Literature available on Psychiatric Assessment Instruments translated in non-English languages:



Assessment of Anxiety
AOA Section 1. German

    Cavin C. [The assessment of anxiety in somatic patients-a pilot study]. Schweiz Rundsch Med Prax1989 Jan 17; 78(3): 35-38. Germa


Anxiety Scale (AMPD)
AS Section 1. Spanish

    Sanchez Blanque A, Bobon D, Lozano Soriano I, Lusilla Palacios P. [Spanish adaptation and validation of an anxiety scale derived from the AMDP (AMDP-AT) system. I: Adaptation and convergent validity]. Actas Luso Esp Neurol Psiquiatr Cienc Afines 1989 Mar;17(2):132-139.

    Sanchez Blanque A, Bobon. [Spanish adaptation and validation of the anxiety scale of the French-language AMDP]. Acta Psychiatr Belg 1987 Mar;87(2):201-214


Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire
ATQ Section 1. Turkish

    Sahin NH, Sahin N. Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire. J Clin Psychol 1992 May;48(3):334-340


Brief Scale for Anxiety
BSFA Section 1. French

    Lesur A, et al. Tyrer's [Brief Scale for Anxiety used with outpatients. First validation in the French language]. Encephale1989 Nov; 15(6): 535-542


Brief Symptom Inventory
BSI Section 1. Polish

    Aroian KJ, Patsdaughter CA, Levin A, Gianan ME. Use of the Brief Symptom Inventory to assess psychological distress in three immigrant groups. Int J Soc Psychiatry 1995;41(1):31-4


Child Behaviour Checklist
CBC Section 1. Spanish

    Rubio-Stipec M, et al. The internal consistency and concurrent validity of a Spanish translation of the Child Behavior Checklist. J Abnorm Child Psychol1990 Aug; 18(4): 393-406


Child Depression Inventory
CDI Section 1. Arabic

    Abou Nazel MW, et al. A study of depression among Alexandria preparatory school adolescents. J Egypt Public Health Assoc 1991;66(5-6):649-674


Chinese Health Questionnaire
CHQ Section 1. Chinese

    Cheng TA, Wu JT, Chong MY, Williams P. Internal consistency and factor structure of the Chinese Health Questionnaire. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1990 Oct;82(4):304-308


Chapman Social and Physical Anhedonia Questionnaire
CSAPA Section 1. French

    Assouly-Besse F, et al. [French translation of the Chapman Social and Physical Anhedonia Questionnaire: validation of the French translation in controls and schizophrenic patients]. Encephale1995 Jul; 21(4): 273-284.


Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale (IDAS-14)
DAS Section 1. Italian

    Carpiniello B, et al. The Italian DAS as a screening instrument for depression in the elderly. Br J Clin Psychol 1995 Nov; 34( Pt 4): 577-579


Diagnostic Interview Schedule
DIS Section 1. Cambodian

    Savin D, Sack WH, Clark GN, Meas N, Richart I. The Khmer Adolescent Project: III. A study of trauma from Thailand's Site II refugee camp. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1996 Mar;35(3):384-391

DIS Section 2. Spanish

    Bravo M, et al. A cross-cultural adaptation of a psychiatric epidemiologic instrument: the Diagnostic Interview Schedule's adaptation in Puerto Rico. Cult Med Psychiatry 1991 Mar; 15(1): 1-18.

    Bravo M, et al. [The Diagnostic Interview Schedule in Spanish: its translation and adaptation in Puerto Rico]. Acta Psiquiatr Psicol Am Lat 1987 Mar; 33(1): 27-42


Eating Attitude Test (EAT)
EAT Section 1. French

    Romo-Jimenez ML, Bichindaritz I, Samuel-Lajeunesse B. [Measuring the development of eating disorders in a group of patients with the Eating Disorders Inventory]. Ann Med Psychol (Paris) 1995 Jun;153(6):402-408


Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI)
EDI Section 1. French

    Romo-Jimenez ML, Bichindaritz I, Samuel-Lajeunesse B. [Measuring the development of eating disorders in a group of patients with the Eating Disorders Inventory]. Ann Med Psychol (Paris) 1995 Jun;153(6):402-408

EDI Section 2. Spanish

    Lazaro L, Toro J, Canalda G, Castro J, Martinez E, Puig J. [Clinical, psychological and biological variables in a group of 108 adolescent patients with anorexia nervosa]. Med Clin (Barc) 1996 Jun 29;107(5):169-174


Geriatric Depression Scale
GDS Section 1. Dutch

    Kok RM, Heeren TJ, Drenth EC, Janzing JG, de Wildt AG. [Psychiatric disorders in elderly patients admitted in a general hospital]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 1992 Sep 26;136(39):1913-1917

GDS Section 2. Spanish

    Baker FM, et al. Spanish version of the Geriatric Depression Scale in Mexican-American elders. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 1997 Jan; 12(1): 21-25


Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index
HAQDI Section 1. Spanish

    Suarez-Mendoza AA, et al. Measurement of depression in Mexican patients with rheumatoid arthritis: validity of the Beck Depression Inventory. Arthritis Care Res 1997 Jun;10(3):194-199


Interaction Anxiety Questionnaire
IAQ Section 1. German

    Petersen A, Lehmkuhl G. [The course of phobia in children and adolescents: a catamnestic study]. Z Kinder Jugenpsychiatr 1990 Mar;18(1):12-17


Interpersonal Dependency Inventory (IDI)
IDI Section 1. French

    Loas G, Borgne JY, Delahousse J. [Affective dependency and primary alcoholism].Schweiz Arch Neurol Psychiatr 1994;145(4):35-38


Impact on Family / Event Scale
IOF/E Section 1. Cambodian

    Savin D, Sak WH, Clarke GN, Meas N, Richart I. The Khmer Adolescent Project: III. A study of trauma from Thailand's Site II refugee camp. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1996 Mar;35(3):384-391

IOF/E Section 2. Italian

    Carpiniello B, Baita A, Pariante CM, Orru W, Ruvinetti AS, Rudas N. [The family burden in chronic diseases. The study of validity and reproducibility of the questionnaire on the impact of the chronic disease onthe family]. Minerva Psichiatr 1995 Dec;36(4):171-17


Montgomery and Asberg Depression Rating Scale
MAADR Section 1. French

    Bernard D, Lancon C, Auquier P, Reine G, Addington D. Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia: a study of the validity of a French-language version in a population of schizophrenic patients. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1998 Jan;97(1):36-41

    Bonin-Guillaume S, Clement JP, Chassain AP, Leger JM. [Psychometric evaluation of depression in the elderly subject: which instruments? What are the future perspectives]? Encephale 1995 Jan-Feb;21(1):25-34

    Mourad I, Lejoyeux M, Ades J. [Prospective evaluation of antidepressant discontinuation]. Encephale 1998 May-Jun;24(3):215-22

MAADR Section 2. Spanish

    Gonzalez Torrecillas JI, Mendlewicz J, Lobo A. [Analysis of intensity of post-stroke depression and its relationship with the cerebral lesion location]. Med Clin (Barc) 1997 Sep 6;109(7):241-244

    Gonzalez-Torrecillas JL, taner L, Mendlewicz J. [Cerebral blood flow and post-TIA depression]. Actas Luso Esp Neurol Psiquiatr Cienc Afines 1995 Mar;23(2):52-57. Med Clin (Barc) 1996 Jun 29;107(5):169-174.


Maternal Foetal Attachment Scale
MFAS Section 1. Japanese

    Narita S, Maehara S. [The development of maternal-fetal attachment during pregnancy].Nihon Kango Kagakkaishi 1993 Oct;13(2):1-9. Japanese


Mc Gill Pain Questionnaire
MGPQ Section 1. French

    Boureau F, Luu M, Doubrere JF. Study of experimental pain measures and nociceptive reflex in chronic pain patients and normal subjects. Pain 1991 Feb;44(2):131-138


Middlesex Hospital Questionnaire
MHQ Section 1. Italian

    Umegaki H, Minami C, Katou H, Kawasaki T, Fukunaga T, Shimizu A. [A study on the psychological status of perioperative patients]. Masui 1992 Feb;41(2):200-206

MHQ Section 2. Russian

    Korkina MV, Marilov VV. [Various approaches to the detection of latent depression]. Zh Nevropatol Psikhiatr 1987;87(4):548-550


Maudsley Personality Inventory (MPI)
MPI Section 1. German

    Erb C, Horn A, Gunthner A, Saal JG, Thiel HJ. [Psychosomatic aspects of patients with primary keratoconjunctivitis sicca]. Klin Monatsbl Augenheilkd 1996 Feb;208(2):96-99

MPI Section 2. Japanese

    Umegaki H, Minami C, Katou H, Kawasaki T, Fukunaga T, Shimizu A. [A study on the psychological status of perioperative patients]. Masui 1992 Feb;41(2):200-206


OARS Mental Health Screening Questionnaire
OMHSQ Section 1. Portuguese

    Blay SL, et al. [Validity of a Brazilian version of the Older Americans Resources and Services (OARS) mental health screening questionnaire]. J Am Geriatr Soc 1988 Aug; 36(8): 687-692

    Blay SL, et al. [Validity of a Brazilian version of the Older Americans Resources and Services (OARS) mental health screening questionnaire]. J Am Geriatr Soc 1988 Aug; 36(8): 687-692


Psychological Distress Inventory
PDI Section 1. Italian

    Franchelli S,et al. [Psychological assessment of patients who have undergone breast reconstruction using 2 different technics: autologous tissue versus prosthesis]. Minerva Chir 1995 May;50(5):481-488


Rotterdam Symptom Checklist
RSC Section 1. Italian<

    Paci E Assessment of validity and clinical application of an Italian version of the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist. Qual Life Res 1992 Apr; 1(2): 129-134


Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (SADS)
SFADA Section 1. Cambodian

    Paci E Assessment of validity and clinical application of an Italian version of the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist. Qual Life Res 1992 Apr; 1(2): 129-134

SFADA Section 2. Spanish

    Gonzalez Torrecillas JI, Mendlewicz J, Lobo A. [Analysis of intensity of post-stroke depression and its relationship with the cerebral lesion location]. Med Clin (Barc) 1997 Sep 6;109(7):241-244


Self Rating Depression Scale
SRDS Section 1. Japanese

    Kurihara M, Nakamura H, Matsukawa M, Takemoto T, Hirashima M, Wakasugi S, Kikuchi K. [Assessment of QOL in cancer drug therapy using 22-item questionnaire]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 1994 Feb;21(3):379-387

    Umegaki H, Minami C, Katou H, Kawasaki T, Fukunaga T, Shimizu A. [A study on the psychological status of perioperative patients]. Masui 1992 Feb;41(2):200-206


Stress Reactivity Questionnaire (CRE)
SRQ Section 1. Spanish

    Henry M, Morera A, Preciado J, Frugoni A, Morales CR. [Reactivity to stress as a modular factor in psychopathology]. Actas Luso Esp Neurol Psiquiatr Cienc Afines 1994 Sep;22(5):203-206


Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire
TPQ Section 1. French

    Lepine JP, Pelissolo A, Teodorescu R, Teherani M. [Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the French version of the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire] Encephale 1994 Nov;20(6):747-753


Vietnamese Depression Scale
VDS Section 1. Vietnamese

    Hinton WL, et al. Screening for major depression in Vietnamese refugees: a validation and comparison of two instruments in a health screening population. J Gen Intern Med 1994 Apr; 9(4): 202-206.


Von Zerssen Symptom List
VZSL Section 1. German

    Erb C, Horn A, Gunthner A, Saal JG, Thiel HJ. [Psychosomatic aspects of patients with primary keratoconjunctivitis sicca]. Klin Monatsbl Augenheilkd 1996 Feb;208(2):96-99


Youth Depression Adjective Check List (Y-DACL)
YDACL Section 1. Korean

    Sung H, Lubin B, Yi J. Reliability and validity of the Korean Youth Depression Adjective Check List (Y-DACL). Adolescence 1992;27(107):527-533