title: Use of psychiatric rating instruments in Ethiopia.
abstract: It is quite fascinating to see the increasing use of psychiatric rating instruments in Ethiopia in the last 3 decades, almost parallel with the growing interest world-wide. A review of those instruments used in Ethiopia was made to evaluate their applicability and quality, and to recommend ways of ensuring standard use. In this paper, the effect of culture and translation are discussed and practical ways of using the instruments in field situation, and culturally sensitive and applicable ways of translation are endorsed. Their use in general medical settings, is also stressed.
authors.affiliation: Amanuel Psychiatric Hospital, P.O. Box 1971, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fekadu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kebede
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alem
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shibre
mesh_terms: D005002:Ethiopia; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity