1. Building Interdisciplinary/Intersectoral Research Partnerships for Community-Based Mental Health Research with Older Minority Adults.
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Schensul, Jean J., Robison, Julie, Reyes, Carmen, Radda, Kim, Gaztambide, Sonia, and Disch, William
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INTERDISCIPLINARY research , *COMMUNITIES , *MENTAL health of older people , *GERIATRIC psychiatry , *PSYCHIATRY ,PSYCHIATRIC research - Abstract
Community-based research often brings investigators from different disciplinary backgrounds together with community representatives to conduct research on topics of mutual concern. This paper describes a case example that illustrates an interdisciplinary/intersectoral study of depression and barriers to mental health care among older adults and illustrate the factors central to implementing a successful research partnership. It will address the following conditions that facilitate and challenge interdisciplinary/intersectoral research: (1) achieving commonality of purpose in study design and research and referral approaches; (2) ensuring the ability to develop, field-test and implement psychometrically rigorous and culturally and qualitatively appropriate instruments; (3) building effective management structures for interdisciplinary/intersectoral research partnerships; and (4) identifying, training and supporting qualified researchers to carry out a mental health study with older ethnically diverse adults. The paper concludes with strengths and limitations of the approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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