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The use of assessment tools is a controversial subject constantly debated; this section simply highlights the tools that are available.

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WHO:

Mental health of refugees, internally displaced persons and other populations affected by conflict and post-conflict situations

Note: PDF relatively slow to load but includes summary of mental health needs and available resources plus a tool for community orientated assessment form for the same. Includes guidelines/preparations for using the actual assessment tool. Very detailed site.

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UNHCR/WHO:

Mental health of refugees.

1996

The 96-page document is an invaluable resource for tackling the mental health problems faced by refugees, understanding their cultural needs and developing coping strategies. It includes helping skills, stress and relaxation, functional complaints, common mental disorders, refugee children, traditional medicine and traditional healers, alcohol and other drug problems, victims of torture, victims of rape, and services that promote well-being. (PDF file)

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Referral of cases to the Medical Foundation for Consultation and Treatment.

The medical foundation has clinical expertise available for the treatment and consultation of torture survivors. This includes, medical and psychiatric consultations, psychological treatment, adult and child psychotherapy, counselling, marital and family therapy.

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Impact of events scale.

Horowitz, Wilner and Alvarez:, 1979

Pdf file: contains impact of events assessment form.

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Child Trauma Institute:

Impact of events - Child/Adolescent Scale.

1999

Dyregrov and Yule (1995) have validated a subset of 8 items for use with children and adolescents. Assessment form included.

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Child Trauma Institute:

Child Trauma Measures for Research and Practice.

Ricky Greenwald, 1999

Includes assessments: Lifetime Incidence of Traumatic Events (LITE); Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSCC); Child/Adolescent PTS Symptoms: Child Report of Post-traumatic Symptoms (CROPS); Child/Adolescent PTS Symptoms: Parent Report of Post-traumatic Symptoms (PROPS); Behavior Change: Problem Rating Scale (PRS).

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CERTI Crisis and Transition Tool Kit:

Cross-Cultural Assessment of Trauma-Related Mental Illness

Feb-01

A report of research conducted by World Vision Uganda and The Johns Hopkins University. This report describes a trial of a methodology for assessing mental health problems across cultures. Includes instruments for assessment.

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Victorian transcultural psychiatry unit:

Mental health instruments in non-English

Hopkins Symptom Checklist (depression in adults).Literature available on Psychiatric Assessment Instruments translated in non-English languages including Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Turkish, Vietnamese plus most European languages.

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Harvard programme in refugee trauma:

Harvard Trauma Questionnaire

This questionnaire inquires about a variety of trauma events, as well as those emotional symptoms considered to be uniquely associated with trauma. Available in English, Bosnian, Lao, Croatian and Vietnamese.

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Harvard programme in refugee trauma:

Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25)

Assessment for anxiety and depression in adults. Available in English, Bosnian, Lao, and Croatian.

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