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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
The need for culture sensitive diagnostic procedures: A study among psychotic patients in Morocco
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Volume 43, No. 3, Year 2008
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Objective: We examine the procedural validity of a standardized instrument for the diagnosis of psychotic disorders in Morocco. Method: Twenty-nine patients from Casablanca, Morocco, with a psychotic or mood disorder were examined using the Comprehensive Assessment of Symptoms and History (CASH) an adapted version using cultural formulation to make the instrument more culturally sensitive (CASH-CS). Chance corrected agreement was calculated between diagnoses based on these two versions of CASH and independent clinical diagnoses according to local psychiatrists. Results: Agreement for traditional CASH versus clinical diagnosis and for CASH versus CASH-CS was low (kappa = -0.19; SD 0.16 and kappa = 0.21; SD 0.16, respectively). De CASH-CS, showed good agreement with clinical diagnosis (kappa = 0.79; SD 0.11). Conclusion: Standardized instruments for the assessment of psychosis such as the CASH may be liable to cultural misinterpretations. This may be relevant to the interpretation of the high incidence rates of schizophrenia among immigrants. Significant outcomes: Agreement between a culturally naïve version of a standardized diagnostic instrument for the assessment of psychosis and clinical diagnosis by Moroccan psychiatrists is poor. Adding additional probes and decision rules based on cultural formulation improves agreement with clinical diagnosis significantly. Limitations: The study was conducted in a small sample. Both versions of CASH were administered by the same interviewer in a single interview session. © Springer-Verlag 2008.
Authors & Co-Authors
Zandi, Tekleh
Netherlands, Utrecht
Altrecht
Havenaar, Johan M.
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Amsterdam Umc - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Limburg-Okken, Annechien G.
Netherlands, Utrecht
Altrecht
van Es, Hans
Netherlands, Utrecht
Malibaan
Sidali, Salah
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Jellinekmentrum
van den Kadri, Nadia
Morocco, Casablanca
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd
Brink, Wim
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Amsterdam Umc - University of Amsterdam
Kahn, René S.
Netherlands, Utrecht
University Medical Center Utrecht
Statistics
Citations: 44
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s00127-007-0290-0
ISSN:
09337954
Research Areas
Mental Health
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Morocco