Only studies describing either cross-cultural or criterion validation of a questionnaire in Urdu measuring psychiatric symptoms were included. References of retrieved articles were searched. MethodsĪ search of Medline, Embase, PsycINFO and was conducted using the search terms Urdu psychiatric rating scale, and Urdu and Psychiatry.
In this study we have tried to review the literature on the status of cross-cultural and/or criterion validity of all the questionnaires measuring psychiatric symptoms available in Urdu language.
Researchers setting out to conduct research employing questionnaires in non-English speaking populations need instruments that have been validated in the indigenous languages.
