URDU TRANSLATION AND CULTURAL ADAPTATION OF SCHEDULE FOR AFFECTIVE DISORDERS & SCHIZOPHRENIA FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN  (6-18 YRS) (6-18 YRS) K-SADS-IV R

Sajida Abdul  Hussein; Panos  Vostanis

Sajida Abdul Hussein MSc child and adolescent mental Health (PhD Candidate) University of Leicester, Greenwood Institute of Child Health, Westcotes House, Westcotes Drive, Leicester, LE3 OQU, UK.
Panos Vostanis Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychia- try, University of Leicester (Greenwood Institute of Child Health).

Abstract

Objective: The main objective of the study was the urdu translation and cultural adaptation of Schedule for Affective Disorders & Schizophrenia for School Age Children (6-18 yrs) K-SADS-IV R.
Design: Descriptive study.
Place and duration of study: The study was carried out in Karachi, Pakistan from January 2006 to July 2007.
Subjects and Methods: The translation panel consisted of nine members from variety of backgrounds. All member had experience working with children and were fluent in both languages (original and target). The ‘Multiple-forward translation’ process was applied.
Results: A number of items were reworded and rephrased to meet the cultural, social and religious values of the Pakistani society.
Conclusion: The translation and adaptation of the K-SADS-P-IV-R-U represents an advance in the process of identifying children with mental health problems in Pakistan. However there is a need to conduct further clinical validation studies to establish the reliability and validity of this tool in Pakistan.

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