Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of seventeen widely-used assessment instruments for child and adolescent mental health in Greece.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the context of Greece, many instruments measuring constructs pertinent to child and adolescent mental health lacked a locally-validated, freely-available version. As part of a nationwide survey, we translated and cross-culturally adapted a collection of seventeen brief, largely-employed assessment tools that can be used at scale.

Methods

This study is part of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Initiative in Greece (CAMHI), a capacity-building program focusing on enhancing mental health care for children and adolescents living in Greece. We conducted a nationwide survey assessing mental health symptoms, parenting practices, service availability and quality, mental health literacy and stigma, and professional practices within the country. As part of this proc

SUBMITTER: Karagiorga VE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10861406 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature