Cross-cultural validity of the Pediatric Symptom Checklist – Youth Report (PSC-Y) in five ​Global ​South countries: Implications for equitable child mental health screening

Florian Scharpf, Milena Sievert, Katharina Mattonet, David Goretzko, Emiles Joseph, Amoah Kwaku Karikari, Alaptagin Khan, Anette Kirika, Charles Magoba Muwonge, Mabula Nkuba, Anke Hoeffler, Tobias Hecker

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10.1186/s12916-026-05383-w
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2026-11-04
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BMC Medicine
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12916-026-05383-w,
  title = {Cross-cultural validity of the Pediatric Symptom Checklist – Youth Report (PSC-Y) in five ​Global ​South countries: Implications for equitable child mental health screening},
  author = {Florian Scharpf and Milena Sievert and Katharina Mattonet and David Goretzko and Emiles Joseph and Amoah Kwaku Karikari and Alaptagin Khan and Anette Kirika and Charles Magoba Muwonge and Mabula Nkuba and Anke Hoeffler and Tobias Hecker},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC Medicine},
  doi = {10.1186/s12916-026-05383-w},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-026-05383-w}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Cross-cultural validity of the Pediatric Symptom Checklist – Youth Report (PSC-Y) in five ​Global ​South countries: Implications for equitable child mental health screening
AU  - Florian Scharpf
AU  - Milena Sievert
AU  - Katharina Mattonet
AU  - David Goretzko
AU  - Emiles Joseph
AU  - Amoah Kwaku Karikari
AU  - Alaptagin Khan
AU  - Anette Kirika
AU  - Charles Magoba Muwonge
AU  - Mabula Nkuba
AU  - Anke Hoeffler
AU  - Tobias Hecker
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMC Medicine
DO  - 10.1186/s12916-026-05383-w
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-026-05383-w
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Scharpf, F., Sievert, M., Mattonet, K., Goretzko, D., Joseph, E., Karikari, A. K., Khan, A., Kirika, A., Muwonge, C. M., Nkuba, M., Hoeffler, A., & Hecker, T. (2026). Cross-cultural validity of the Pediatric Symptom Checklist – Youth Report (PSC-Y) in five ​Global ​South countries: Implications for equitable child mental health screening. BMC Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-026-05383-w

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