Despite the high prevalence of mental health problems and disorders that develop in
adolescence and early adulthood, young people tend to not seek professional help. Young …

Cultural psychiatry has evolved along 3 lines: I) cross-cultural comparative studies of
psychiatric disorders and traditional healing; 2) efforts to respond to the mental health needs …

Objective: To translate and evaluate the psychometric properties of an Arabic-language
version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS). Method: The items were translated …

Traditionally, the utilization of mental-health services by Arabic-speaking communities in
Australia has been low. Interviews were conducted with 35 key informants from Arabic …

Introduction Cultural and linguistic diversity is a core feature of the Australian population and
a valued element of national identity. The proportion of the population that will be overseas …

Research on the early settlement experience of refugees from Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan
is absent, both in Australia and overseas. The current study, based on questionnaire results …

Background: Chinese-language speakers comprise the largest non-English speaking
population in Australia but they have among the lowest rates of mental health services …

Depression and post-traumatic stress disorder are frequent diagnoses made of refugee
clients by health professionals attempting to deal with patients having settlement difficulties …

Background The aim of this project was to investigate in members of the Vietnamese
community in Melbourne the impact of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training on attitudes to …

It is impossible to provide high quality mental health services without excellent
communication between mental health staff and clients. Communication is always about …