Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
Volume 24, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 152-162

Mental Health Screening in a Bosnian Refugee Population Using the Primary Care Behavioral Health Screener–Bosnian Translation (Article)

Lepper L.E.T.* , Karamehic-Muratovic A. , Salas J. , Pollard C.A. , Karahodzic E. , Asher J.
  • a School of Social Work and Master of Public Health Program, University of Missouri, 707 Clark Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
  • b Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Saint Louis University, 3720 Lindell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63104, United States
  • c Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University, 1320 Grand Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63104, United States
  • d Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63105, United States
  • e 3915 Watson Road, St. Louis, MO 63109, United States
  • f Chief Behavioral Health Officer, Family Care Centers, 4352 Manchester Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States

Abstract

This study assesses the utility of the primary care behavioral health screener (PCBHS), which the authors have adapted and translated for adult Bosnian refugees (PCBHS-B) living in the Midwest area of the United States, who utilized primary care services within a private physician clinic and a federally qualified health center. The study was conducted from March 2012–April 2013 and included 131 Bosnian respondents, 24% of whom were receiving behavioral health services. Similar to a non-Bosnian U.S. sample, one-third (34.4%) of the respondents experienced clinically significant symptoms. Results suggest that the PCBHS-B can be a useful and acceptable instrument for identifying behavioral health problems in Bosnian primary care patients. © 2017, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

Primary Care Behavioral Health Screener (PCBHS) Bosnian refugees refugee resettlement Primary care mental health screening

Index Keywords

prospective study primary medical care refugee multicenter study mass screening mental health human Prospective Studies Refugees middle aged primary care behavioral health screener Bosnian (citizen) statistics and numerical data priority journal Aged procedures Mental Disorders Cross-Sectional Studies mental disease Surveys and Questionnaires Young Adult United States cross-sectional study Humans psychology Adolescent male private hospital female very elderly questionnaire Psychometrics psychometry Article health care utilization major clinical study translating (language) Translating adult physician primary health care behavior assessment Midwestern United States
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85019879517&doi=10.1007%2fs10880-017-9499-6&partnerID=40&md5=591b32a012533c825dafa713e1365dca
DOI: 10.1007/s10880-017-9499-6
ISSN: 10689583
Original Language: English