title: Validating a method of psychiatric case identification in Jamaica.
abstract: There is an urgent need for simple, reliable instruments for psychiatric research in developing countries. Limited resources, however, make the development of instruments de novo difficult. A simple method for establishing the validity of a method of case identification in a new population is described. A shortened version of a standard general health questionnaire was shown to be an effective method of identifying non-psychotic disorders in Jamaica, subject to a recalibration.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007563:Jamaica; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires