PURPOSE: Screening tools such as the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) could potentially be used in resource-limited settings to identify adolescents who need mental health support. We examined the criterion validity of the isiXhosa versions of the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 in detecting depression and anxiety among adolescents (10-19 years) in South Africa. METHODS: Adolescents were recruited from the general population and from nongovernmental organizations working with adolescents in need of mental health support. The PHQ-9 and GAD-7 were culturally adapted and translated into isiXhosa and administered to 302 adolescents (56.9% female). The Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia...
Background: Depression is a significant concern in adolescents, especially in hospitalized patients....
Background Integration of depression screening into primary care may increase access to mental healt...
Background: Like many low- and middle-income countries, almost half of the proportion of the South A...
PURPOSE: Screening tools such as the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxi...
PURPOSE: Screening tools such as the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxi...
Background: This report describes the findings of the survey conducted by South African Depression a...
BACKGROUND: In low income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa there are few validated tools to screen fo...
Purpose: Our study aimed to validate culturally adapted English and Swahili versions of the Patient ...
Objective — This study aimed to assess the reliability of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) an...
Objective: To determine if the Guidelines for Adolescent Preventive Services (GAPS) increases detect...
Purpose: To validate a culturally-adapted Kriol and Belizean English version of the Revised Children...
PURPOSE: Mental disorders are among the leading causes of disability among adolescents aged 10-19 ye...
South Africa is one of the most ‘unequal’ societies in the world. Despite apartheid ending more than...
The Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS) is regularly used with South African children,...
BACKGROUND:South Africa is one of the most 'unequal' societies in the world. Despite apartheid endin...
Background: Depression is a significant concern in adolescents, especially in hospitalized patients....
Background Integration of depression screening into primary care may increase access to mental healt...
Background: Like many low- and middle-income countries, almost half of the proportion of the South A...
PURPOSE: Screening tools such as the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxi...
PURPOSE: Screening tools such as the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxi...
Background: This report describes the findings of the survey conducted by South African Depression a...
BACKGROUND: In low income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa there are few validated tools to screen fo...
Purpose: Our study aimed to validate culturally adapted English and Swahili versions of the Patient ...
Objective — This study aimed to assess the reliability of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) an...
Objective: To determine if the Guidelines for Adolescent Preventive Services (GAPS) increases detect...
Purpose: To validate a culturally-adapted Kriol and Belizean English version of the Revised Children...
PURPOSE: Mental disorders are among the leading causes of disability among adolescents aged 10-19 ye...
South Africa is one of the most ‘unequal’ societies in the world. Despite apartheid ending more than...
The Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS) is regularly used with South African children,...
BACKGROUND:South Africa is one of the most 'unequal' societies in the world. Despite apartheid endin...
Background: Depression is a significant concern in adolescents, especially in hospitalized patients....
Background Integration of depression screening into primary care may increase access to mental healt...
Background: Like many low- and middle-income countries, almost half of the proportion of the South A...