Adaptation and translation of mental health interventions in Middle Eastern Arab countries: A systematic review of barriers to and strategies for effective treatment implementation

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 671-681

  Gearing, Robin E ^a   Schwalbe, Craig S ^a   Mackenzie, Michael J ^a   Brewer, Kathryne B ^a   Ibrahim, Rawan W ^b   Olimat, Hmoud S ^c   Al Makhamreh, Sahar S ^d   Mian, Irfan ^e,f   Al Krenawi, Alean ^g  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Columbia Global Centers Middle East ^*  (Jordan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^d AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^g BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Arab countries; mental health interventions; Middle East; translation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARAB COUNTRIES; CHILD; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; TRANSLATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION; ARAB COUNTRIES; MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS; MIDDLE EAST; TRANSLATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; TRANSLATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886404446     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764012452349     Document Type: Review

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