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The following multilingual resources will assist when assessing patients whose first language is not English.
Note: Links to assessment tools on this page are designed to assist mental health professionals to practice effectively and should only be used by those who are appropriately qualified and experienced. All responsibility of their use and application is that of the qualified and experienced practitioner and not the TMHC.
TMHC has translated the K-10 Psychological Distress Scale and K-10 Information Brochure into 35 languages.
Macquarie University, Centre for Emotional Health (CEH) has translated a range of assessment tools for children and adolescents into a variety of languages. The tools include the Child and Adolescent Survey of Experiences (CASE-CP), the Children's Anxiety Life Interference Scale (CALIS) and (CALIS-PV), the Preschool Anxiety Scale Revised (PASR) and School Anxiety Scale - Teacher Report (SAS-TR). Visit the CEH website here to view and download these resources.
The Depression Anxiety Stress Scales are a 42-item self report instrument designed to measure depression, anxiety and tension/stress. The DASS has been translated into 32 languages. More information about DASS and access to translated versions is available here.
The DSM-5 is available for purchase in a range of languages. Find the DSM-5 in languages other than English here (pdf 163.11KB).
The EPDS consists of 10 questions that screen for symptoms that are common in women with depression and anxiety during pregnancy and in the year following the birth of a child. Translated versions of the EPDS are available through the Health Translations website.
The General Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) is a 10-item psychometric scale that is designed to assess optimistic self-beliefs to cope with a variety of difficult demands in life. Click here to access translated versions of the GSE.
The Geriatric Depression Scale was developed as a basic screening measure for depression in adults. More information about the Geriatric Depression Scale and translated versions are available here.
The Montreal Cognitive Assessment is a cognitive screening test designed to assist health professionals to detect mild cognitive impairment. More information and access to multilingual versions is available for health professionals after free registration here.
The Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) is a brief screening questionnaire that is used by pediatricians and other health professionals to improve the recognition and treatment of psychosocial problems in children. Multilingual versions of the PSC are available via the Massachusetts General Hospital Website.
The PHQ-9 is a nine question depression scale that allows quick assessment for depression. Access the PHQ-9 in a wide variety of languages here.
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a brief behavioural screening questionnaire about 3-16 year olds. Translated versions of the SDQ are available here.