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

Authors: Leigh E. Tenkku Lepper, Ajlina Karamehic-Muratovic, Joanne Salas, C. Alec Pollard, Edina Karahodzic, Jaron Asher

Published in: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings | Issue 2/2017

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.

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Title: Mental Health Screening in a Bosnian Refugee Population Using the Primary Care Behavioral Health Screener–Bosnian Translation
Authors: Leigh E. Tenkku Lepper
Ajlina Karamehic-Muratovic
Joanne Salas
C. Alec Pollard
Edina Karahodzic
Jaron Asher
Publication date: 01-06-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings / Issue 2/2017
Print ISSN: 1068-9583
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3572
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10880-017-9499-6

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