Abstract
In this article we discuss culturally congruent methods for conducting mental health research in Africa, with a focus on field work in Ethiopia and Senegal. Our goal is to emphasize the centrality of culture to carrying out mental health research and to present community-participatory and qualitative approaches as frameworks for mental health research in Africa. We use field research examples from Ethiopia and Senegal to highlight key cultural considerations, including: obtaining community buy-in, connecting with local stakeholders, determining appropriate research questions, collaboration in developing questionnaires, working with interpreters, facilitating useful disclosure of findings and interpreting meaning from research data. Finally, we make the case for the richness of qualitative field research as a way to examine complex psychological and psychiatric topics.
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