en Clinical Medicine Clinical Medicine مقاله پژوهشی Original Research Article <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="line-height:150%">Objectives and Aims: </span></b><span style="line-height:150%">Considering<b> </b>the<b> </b>lack of quantitative measurement tools to monitor recovery in the patients with schizophrenia spectrum or major mood disorders in Iranian patients, this study was designed to determine the validity and reliability for the Persian translation of self-report questionnaire Recovery Assessment Scale: domains and stages (RAS-DS).&nbsp; </span></span><br> <span style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="line-height:150%">Methods:</span></b><span style="line-height:150%"> The Persian version of RAS-DS was prepared via an independent translation process. Sampling was done from in- and outpatients referred to Iran Psychiatric Hospital. Patients completed demographic information datasheet, WHO quality of life - Brief Form (WHOQoL-BREF), Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21), and translated RAS-DS questionnaires, in addition to Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS). Twenty patients completed the RAS-DS and WHOQoL-BREF for the follow-up evaluation in two to four weeks. </span></span><br> <span style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="line-height:150%">Results: </span></b><span style="line-height:150%">142 patients (81 men and 61 women) participated in this study with an average age of 35.4 (&plusmn; 9.2) years. The intensity of depression, anxiety, and stress (DASS-21) exhibited a significant negative correlation with all domains of RAS-DS, while the various domains of quality of life (WHOQoL-BREF) exhibited a positive and significant correlation. All domains of RAS-DS had positive significant correlations with each other, and with the total score of questionnaire. Cronbach&#39;s alpha coefficient was calculated as 0.960 for the whole questionnaire and 0.835, 0.944, 0.881, and 0.815 for its four domains, respectively.</span> <span style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="line-height:150%">Conclusion: </span></b><span style="line-height:150%">Persian translation of RAS-DS questionnaire has good reliability and validity, as well as acceptable internal consistency, and could therefore be used to conduct research in the field of recovery for Iranian patients with schizophrenia spectrum and major mood disorders.</span></span></span></span></p> Bipolar Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Major, Mental Health Recovery, Schizophrenia, Surveys and Questionnaires 48 59 http://journal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-7003-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Fatemeh Banihashemian f.banihashemian@gmail.com 5200319475328460082819 0009-0007-5691-6404 No Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Amir Hossein Jalali Nadoushan drjalali57@gmail.com 5200319475328460082820 5200319475328460082820 No Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mahdi Safdarian m.safdarian@salk.at 5200319475328460082821 5200319475328460082821 No Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Maryam Rafieian Koopaiee marafieian72@gmail.com 5200319475328460082822 0009-0001-1234-8878 No Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Tara Rezvankhah trezvankhah@gmail.com 5200319475328460082823 5200319475328460082823 No Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Kaveh Alavi mahdisafdarian@gmail.com 5200319475328460082824 5200319475328460082824 Yes Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran