Guidelines for culturally adapting mental health interventions in China

ABSTRACT

Globally, mental illness ranks first among the causes of disability. In China, 17.5% of individuals have a mental illness, with only 150 people per 100,000 people receiving treatment for their diagnosis. To effectively address the growing unmet mental health needs in China, it is essential that China develops and adapts evidence-based and empirically supported treatment interventions. Although many researchers have begun to disseminate their interventions globally, the literature currently lacks well-defined guidelines for cultural adaptation. To address this gap in the literature, the objectives of this article are to 1) review stages of intervention science and the importance of intervention development in China; 2) examine cultural adaptation processes drawn from the literature; and 3) develop guidelines for the cultural adaptation of mental health interventions in China.

在残疾原因中, 精神疾病排名全球第一。中国有17.5％的人患有精神疾病, 然而, 每10万人中只有150人曾经接受过诊断治疗。为了有效回应中国日益增长的精神健康需求, 至关重要的是发展和采纳循证和经验支持的干预治疗措施。尽管中国研究者已在全球发表其干预措施, 目前的文献仍然缺乏针对文化适应而设的明确指南。为了弥补文献的不足, 本文的目的是:1) 回顾干预科学的阶段以及干预发展在中国的重要性;2) 考察基于文献回顾的文化适应过程;3) 制定中国精神健康文化适应的干预措施指南。

KEYWORDS:

• Cultural adaptation
• mental health
• interventions
• treatment
• China

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