2015
Scale properties of the Kreyòl Distress Idioms (KDI) screener: association of an ethnographically-developed instrument with depression, anxiety, and sociocultural risk factors in rural Haiti
Kaiser B, Kohrt B, Wagenaar B, Kramer M, McLean K, Hagaman A, Khoury N, Keys H. Scale properties of the Kreyòl Distress Idioms (KDI) screener: association of an ethnographically-developed instrument with depression, anxiety, and sociocultural risk factors in rural Haiti. International Journal Of Culture And Mental Health 2015, 8: 341-358. DOI: 10.1080/17542863.2015.1015580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental distressSociocultural risk factorsBeck Anxiety InventoryTraumatic exposureBeck Depression InventoryInterpersonal relationshipsPsychiatric instrumentsAnxiety InventoryValid measureLack of controlDistressLower scoresDepression InventoryExternal validityBAI scoresAnxietyBeliefsInventoryMixed methodsAlcohol consumptionBDIRuminationScoresOlder ageScreening tool
2013
Determinants of Care Seeking for Mental Health Problems in Rural Haiti: Culture, Cost, or Competency
Wagenaar BH, Kohrt BA, Hagaman AK, McLean KE, Kaiser BN. Determinants of Care Seeking for Mental Health Problems in Rural Haiti: Culture, Cost, or Competency. Psychiatric Services 2013, 64: 366-372. PMID: 23319081, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201200272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health careMental health problemsPercent of respondentsHealth problemsMultivariable logistic regression modelRural HaitiFirst choiceMental distressHealth service useDeterminants of careHealth careHaiti's Central PlateauCommunity-based providersLogistic regression modelsLess frequent useCommunity resourcesProvider typeClinical careDepression severityService useAnticipated efficacyPsychiatric distressHospitalClinicClinical interventions