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Background

The use of psychodiagnostic methods is a central component of the psychosocial care for refugees. Due to their diverse countries of origin, the use of instruments in different language versions and for various target areas such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other mental health issues is necessary. The cross-sectional project KS-Diagnostik aimed to consolidate expertise in culturally sensitive diagnostics across the various consortia and care providers, collect and validate existing instruments, and develop common standards for culturally sensitive diagnostics.

Project results

In the context of the completed project, important steps were taken to improve the psychosocial care for refugees. Expert panels identified specific experiences and needs in care and research, leading to the development of culturally sensitive diagnostic standards. Additionally, psychodiagnostic instruments in various language versions were collected and made available, covering key mental health issues of refugees while considering cultural specifics. Some of those instruments were extensively psychometrically validated. All developed instruments and standards are now available as open-access resources on the website q-cultural.de to promote culturally sensitive diagnostics in clinical care and research.

Publications

Pettrich, A., Friedrich, M., Nesterko, Y., & Glaesmer, H. (2024). The German PCL-5: evaluating structural validity in a large-scale sample of the general German population. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2024.2317055

Pettrich, A., Nesterko, Y., Rimek, E., & Glaesmer, H. (2024). Psychodiagnostik in den psychosozialen Zentren für geflüchtete Menschen. PPmP - Psychotherapie · Psychosomatik · Medizinische Psychologie, 74(09/10), 361–368. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2352-2984

Contact

M.Sc. Amelie Pettrich
amelie.pettrich@medizin.uni-leipzig.de 
+49 341 9718808

Universität Leipzig
Medizinische Fakultät
Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie
Philipp-Rosenthal-Straße 55     
04103 Leipzig

Universität Leipzig

Study results

The results are freely available at www.q-cultural.de.

    Coordinators

    Prof. Dr. Heide Glaesmer, Universität Leipzig – Medizinische Fakultät
    M. Sc. Amelie Pettrich, Universität Leipzig – Medizinische Fakultät

    Project Duration

    2019 – 2024 (60 months)