Development and validation of the Xhosa translations of the Beck Inventories: 1. Challenges of the translation process
- Steele, Gary I, Edwards, David J A
- Authors: Steele, Gary I , Edwards, David J A
- Date: 2008
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:6248 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007866
- Description: This article describes the translation of the Beck Depression Inventory-II, the Beck Hopeless Scale, and the Beck Anxiety Inventory, into Xhosa the language spoken in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The processes of translation, back-translation and committee discussion failed to yield trustworthy translations because of practical difficulties in working with translators. Critical words and phrases were identified which gave rise to lack of agreement. For each, a range of options was generated and the advantages and disadvantages evaluated in terms of criteria such as conceptual and idiomatic equivalence, and extensiveness of usage. Examples are given of the problems encountered and the way in which final decisions were made. A pilot clinical trial demonstrated the acceptability of the translated Instruments. Two further articles report the psychometric evaluation of the translated scales.
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- Date Issued: 2008
- Authors: Steele, Gary I , Edwards, David J A
- Date: 2008
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:6248 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007866
- Description: This article describes the translation of the Beck Depression Inventory-II, the Beck Hopeless Scale, and the Beck Anxiety Inventory, into Xhosa the language spoken in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The processes of translation, back-translation and committee discussion failed to yield trustworthy translations because of practical difficulties in working with translators. Critical words and phrases were identified which gave rise to lack of agreement. For each, a range of options was generated and the advantages and disadvantages evaluated in terms of criteria such as conceptual and idiomatic equivalence, and extensiveness of usage. Examples are given of the problems encountered and the way in which final decisions were made. A pilot clinical trial demonstrated the acceptability of the translated Instruments. Two further articles report the psychometric evaluation of the translated scales.
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- Date Issued: 2008
Handling multiple levels of data and multiple research questions in an embedded case study : methodological challenges
- Authors: Edwards, David J A
- Date: 2008
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:6247 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007865
- Description: Hougaard et al. report an embedded case study in which nine socially phobic clients were treated as part of a therapy program, which incorporated individual and group therapy and which was largely delivered by trainee clinicians. An important focus of the report is on the effectiveness of their treatment model. This commentary draws attention to the size and complexity of the available data, and it suggests ways in which the use of a more explicitly interpretative methodology can draw out additional dimensions of the data and allow a more systematic contribution to be made to the development of clinical theory.
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- Date Issued: 2008
- Authors: Edwards, David J A
- Date: 2008
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:6247 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007865
- Description: Hougaard et al. report an embedded case study in which nine socially phobic clients were treated as part of a therapy program, which incorporated individual and group therapy and which was largely delivered by trainee clinicians. An important focus of the report is on the effectiveness of their treatment model. This commentary draws attention to the size and complexity of the available data, and it suggests ways in which the use of a more explicitly interpretative methodology can draw out additional dimensions of the data and allow a more systematic contribution to be made to the development of clinical theory.
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- Date Issued: 2008
The assessment and treatment of post-abortion syndrome : a systematic case study from Southern Africa
- Boulind, Melissa, Edwards, David J A
- Authors: Boulind, Melissa , Edwards, David J A
- Date: 2008
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:6270 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008270
- Description: This article reports a clinical case study of "Grace", a black Zimbabwean woman with post-abortion syndrome (PAS), a form of post-traumatic stress disorder precipitated by aborting an unwanted pregnancy. She was treated by a middle class white South African trainee Clinical Psychologist. The case narrative documents the assessment and the course of treatment which was guided by ongoing case formulation based on current evidence-based models. Factors that made her vulnerable to developing PTSD included active suppression of the memory of the event and lack of social support. An understanding of these factors was used to guide an effective intervention. In spite of the differences in culture and background between client and therapist, there was considerable commonality in their experience as young women and students who each had to balance personal and occupational priorities. The narrative also highlights the commonalities of Grace's experiences with those reported in the literature on post-abortion syndrome, which is mostly from the U. S. A. and Europe.
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- Date Issued: 2008
- Authors: Boulind, Melissa , Edwards, David J A
- Date: 2008
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:6270 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008270
- Description: This article reports a clinical case study of "Grace", a black Zimbabwean woman with post-abortion syndrome (PAS), a form of post-traumatic stress disorder precipitated by aborting an unwanted pregnancy. She was treated by a middle class white South African trainee Clinical Psychologist. The case narrative documents the assessment and the course of treatment which was guided by ongoing case formulation based on current evidence-based models. Factors that made her vulnerable to developing PTSD included active suppression of the memory of the event and lack of social support. An understanding of these factors was used to guide an effective intervention. In spite of the differences in culture and background between client and therapist, there was considerable commonality in their experience as young women and students who each had to balance personal and occupational priorities. The narrative also highlights the commonalities of Grace's experiences with those reported in the literature on post-abortion syndrome, which is mostly from the U. S. A. and Europe.
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- Date Issued: 2008
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