A new diagnostic approach for Turkish speaking populations DAWBA Turkish Version

Dursun O. B., Guvenir T., Aras Ş., Ergin C., Mutlu C., Baydur H., ...More

EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRIC SCIENCES, vol.22, no.3, pp.275-282, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1017/s2045796012000479
  • Journal Name: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRIC SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.275-282
  • Keywords: Epidemiology, DAWBA, Turkish, Interview, child, ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIC-DISORDERS, CROSS-CULTURAL ADAPTATION, PREVALENCE, CHILD, VALIDATION, EUROPE
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aims. Turkey has the youngest population in Europe with about 25 million people aged below 19 years and Turkish-speaking people comprise the biggest migrant group in Europe with 2.5 million people dispersed in different countries, but conducting epidemiologic surveys on Turkish people is challenging due to the lack of a suitable diagnostic tool. The Development and Well-Being Assessment (DAWBA) is one of the most widely used diagnostic interviews in child and adolescent psychiatry. In this study, we aimed at translating the DAWBA into Turkish and then examined its validity and reliability.