Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of questionnaires for Turkish and Moroccan Dutch patients with mood, anxiety and/or somatoform disorders and a comparison between native Dutch and Turkish and Moroccan immigrant patients

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 570

Inclusion Criteria

For the pilot- and validation study:*
Patients and healthy participants eligible for this study are: (1) those who have moderate mood, anxiety and/or somatoform (MAS) symptoms (applies only to patients); (2) those who are born in Turkey or Morocco or have at least one parent or a grandparent born in Turkey or Morocco; (3) between 18 and 65 years old; and (4) proficient in the Moroccan Arabic, Tarifit or Turkish language.**
All Moroccan and Turkish patients who are referred for treatment of mood, anxiety and/or somatoform (MAS) symptoms to Rivierduinen, RIAGG Rijdmond or i-psy Amsterdam will be approached to participate in this research, whether or not they are diagnosed with a MAS disorder.** ;For focus groups:*
Healthy participants eligible for this study are: (1) those who are born in Turkey or Morocco or have at least one parent or a grandparent born in Turkey or Morocco; (2) between 18 and 65 years old; (3) proficient in the Moroccan Arabic, Tarifit or Turkish language; and (4) proficient in the Dutch language.;For comparative study:*
Patients eligible for this study are: (1) between 18 and 65 years old; (2) have a Dutch, Moroccan or Turkish ethnic background; (3) proficient in the Dutch, the Moroccan Arabic, Tarifit, or Turkish language; and (4) referred for MAS symptoms to Rivierduinen, RIAGG Rijnmond, or i-psy Amsterdam, whether or not they are diagnosed with a MAS disorder.

Exclusion Criteria

For the pilot- and validation study*:
The following patients are excluded: (1) patients who have insufficient proficiency in the Moroccan Arabic, Tarifit or Turkish language; (2) patients with a primary psychiatric disorder other than a mood, anxiety and/or somatoform disorder; (3) with severe psychiatric problems; (4) patients with suicidal ideations; or (5) patients who display major impairment in social functioning.;The following healthy participants are excluded: who have insufficient proficiency in the Moroccan Arabic, Tarifit or Turkish language.;For focus groups:
There are no exclusion criteria.**;For comparative research:*
The following patients are excluded: (1) Patients with a primary psychiatric disorder other than a mood, anxiety and/or somatoform disorder; (2) patients with severe psychiatric problems; (3) patients with suicidal ideations; or (4) patients who display major impairment in social functioning.