Sen B, Mari J J
Soc Sci Med. 1986;23(3):277-81. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(86)90348-5.
Some of the issues concerned with the application of standardized psychiatric research instruments in settings other than the one in which they are developed are discussed in the light of the authors' experiences in India and Brazil. The authors contend that in spite of the divergent manifestations of mental disorders across cultures, there is an inner core of human suffering which can be reliably detected by suitably modified instruments developed in the West. It is contended that the research worker should be as familiar with the cultural setting where the instrument is to be applied as the language in which the instrument has been developed.
根据作者在印度和巴西的经验，讨论了在标准化精神病学研究工具研发环境以外的其他环境中应用这些工具所涉及的一些问题。作者认为，尽管精神障碍在不同文化中有不同表现，但人类痛苦存在一个内在核心，通过西方研发的经过适当修改的工具能够可靠地检测出来。有人认为，研究人员应该像熟悉工具所使用的语言一样，熟悉工具应用所在的文化环境。
