AN OVERVIEW OF INSTRUMENTS USED IN CLINICAL PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES

All instruments which shall evaluate psychopathology have to be used i n the native language of the patients. This article gives an inventory of the instuments which are available in the various Nordic languages . Thus it is of fundamental importance when planning Nordic collaborat ive projects in the field of forensic psychiatric research. The conclu sion is that a considerable number of commonly used instruments for cl inical psychiatric research have been translated and can be applied to Nordic projects. However, before an instrument is chosen, an examinat ion of the national translation, use and psychometrics has to be done.