Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Psychiatry 1735-4587 2 1 2007 03 15 46 48 Mitra Hakim Shooshtari Department of Psychiatry, Mental Health research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Rozita Davari-Ashtiani Department of Psychiatry, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Zahra Shahrivar Department of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Psychiatry and Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Amir Shabani Department of Psychiatry, Mental Health research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Yousef Semnani Department of Psychiatry, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Hossein Kaviani Department of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Psychiatry and Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Homayoun Amini Department of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Psychiatry and Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Reza Mohammadi Department of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Psychiatry and Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Seyed Mohammad Assadi Department of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Psychiatry and Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Vandad Sharifi Department of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranPsychiatry and Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Arshia Seddigh Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK Mohsen Jalali Psychiatry and Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2015 10 17 Objective: To translate the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV axisI disorders (SCID-I) into Persian (Farsi) and to adapt this instrument for the Iranian culture. Method: The SCID was translated into Persian using an elaborate procedure to achieve a satisfactory cross-cultural equivalent. This included forward translation by bilingual (English/Persian) translators, discussion and revision of the translation in an expert panel of bilingual mental health professionals, pilot assessment on a small sample of Persian-speaking patients, back-translation into English and comparison with the original SCID. In addition, understandability and acceptability of the translated items were assessed in 299 patients in three psychiatric hospitals in Tehran, Iran. Results: Some adaptations were made to bring about cross-cultural comparability, especially with regard to conceptual differences which led to difficulties in transferring some psychiatric concepts from English to Persian. The SCID questions were generally understandable and acceptable for the Iranian patients. Conclusion: The SCID was translated into Persian in a multi-stage process to ensure a satisfactory cross-cultural equivalent. https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/435 https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/download/435/430